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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.
On the one side he bringeth in the Kings raging, on the other, the people all out of quiet. Whereby he signifieth that all estates shall be offended at it. And no marvel, because nothing is more contrary to the flesh, than the Spiritual sword of the Gospel, wherewith Christ killeth us,1 that he may make us obey him. Therefore we must know this for a surety, that the kingdom of Christ shall never be quiet in the world least when we are to fight, we be afraid as at some strange thing.
On the one side hee bringeth in the Kinges raging, on the other, the people all out of quiet. Whereby he signifieth that all estates shall be offended at it. And no maruell, because nothing is more contrarie to the flesh, than the Spirituall sworde of the Gospell, wherewith Christ killeth vs,1 that he may make vs obey him. Therefore wee must know this for a suertie, that the kingdome of Christ shall neuer be quiet in the world least when we are to fight, we be afraid as at some strange thing.
26 Against the Lord and his Christ. The Spirit teacheth by this word that all those do make war against God, which refuse to submit themselves to Christ. They do full little think this oftentimes. Notwithstanding it is so, that because God will reign in the parson of his son alone, we refuse to obey him, so often as we rebel against Christ. As the Lord himself sayeth in John, He which honoureth not the son, honoureth not the father. Wherefore let the hypocrites profess a thousand times, that they mean nothing less, than to make war against God, yet shall they find this true, that God is their open enemy, unless they embrace Christ with his gospel. The use of this doctrine is double: For it armeth us against all the terrors of the flesh, because we must not fear, lest they get the victory of God, which withstand the Gospel. Again we must beware, lest through the contempt of godly doctrine, we advance our selves against God to our own destruction.