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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.
CHAP. V.
1 And a certain man, called Ananias, with Sapphira his wife sold a possession. 2 And he kept back part of the price, his wife knowing thereof: and bringing part, he laid it at the Apostles feet. 3 And Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie to the holy Ghost, and keep back part of the price of the ground? 4 Did it not remaining remain to thee? and being sold, was it not in thy power? how is that thou hast put this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God. 5 And when Ananias heard these words, falling, he yielded up the ghost, and there came great fear upon all those which had heard these things. 6 Furthermore the young men which were present, gathered him up, and carrying him out, they buried him.
1 ANd a certaine man, called Ananias, with Sapphira his wife solde a possession. 2 And he kept backe part of the price, his wife knowing thereof: and bringing part, he laid it at the Apostles feete. 3 And Peter saide, Ananias, why hath Sathan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie to the holy Ghost, and keepe backe part of the price of the ground? 4 Did it not remaining remaine to thee? and being sold, was it not in thy power? how is that thou hast put this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lyed to men, but to God. 5 And when Ananias heard these wordes, falling, he yeelded vp the ghost, and there came great feare vpon all those which had heard these things. 6 Furthermore the yonge men which were present, gathered him vp, and carrying him out, they buried him.
1 Those things which Luke hath reported hitherto, did show that that company which was gathered together under the name of Christ was rather a company of Angels than of men. Moreover that was incredible virtue, that the rich men did despoil themselves of their own accord, not only of their money, but also of their land, that they might relieve the poor. But now he showeth that Satan had invented a shift to get into that holy company: & that under colour of such excellent virtue.