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The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…
The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated out of Latin into English for the great profit of our country-men, by Christopher Fetherstone student in divinityThe commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated out of Latine into English for the great profite of our countrie-men, by Christopher Fetherstone student in diuinitie
Londini: printed by Thomas Dawson, 1585
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
7 In what power. They do yet seem to have some zeal of God. For they feign that they are careful that the honour due unto God, may not be given to any other. Name is taken in this place for authority. In sum, they deal as if they were most earnest defenders & maintainers of Gods glory. In the mean season their importunateness is wonderful, in that they go about to drive the apostles to make denial, by asking many questions concerning a manifest matter, & to wring out by fear some ••her thing than they had confessed. But God doeth bring their crafty wiliness to naught, & maketh them hear that which they would not.
7 In what power. They do yet seeme to haue some zeale of God. For they feigne that they are carefull that the honor due vnto God, may not bee giuen to any other. Name is taken in this place for authoririe. In summe, they deal as if they were most earnest defenders & maintainers of Gods glory. In the mean season their importunatenes is wonderful, in that they go about to driue the apostles to make deniall, by asking many questions concerning a manifest matter, & to wring out by fear some ••her thing than they had confessed. But God doeth bring their craftie wilinesse to naught, & maketh them heare that which they woulde not.
8 Peter being filled with the holy Ghost. It is not without great cause that Luke addeth this, to the end we may know that Peter spake not with such a majesty of himself. And surely seeing he had denied his master Christ, being afraid at the voice of a silly woman, he should have utterly fainted in such an assembly,1 when he did only behold their pomp, unless he had been upholden by the power of the Spirit. He had great need of wisdom & strength. He excelleth in both these so much, that his answer is in deed divine. He is another manner of man here than he was before. Furthermore this profiteth us two manner of ways. For this title or commendation is of no small force to set forth the doctrine which shall follow immediately, when it is said that it came from the holy God. And we are taught to crave at the hands of the Lord the Spirit of wisdom and strength, when we make profession of our faith, to direct our hearts & minds. The fullness of the spirit is taken for a large & no common measure.