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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.
4 Did it not remaining. This amplifieth the offence, because he sinned being enforced by no necessity. For seeing it is no just or lawful excuse to have been provoked by some other means, how much worse is it to run headlong unto wickedness willingly, and as it were of set purpose to pull down Gods vengeance? We gather out of this, that no man was enforced to sell his goods or lands. For Peter sayeth that Ananias had free liberty to keep both his land and his money: because in the second member the field which was sold, is taken for the price it self. Therefore he should nevertheless have been counted faithful, though he had kept that which was his own. Whereby it appeareth that they are men destitute of their right wits, who say that it is not lawful for the faithful to have any thing of their own.
4 Did it not remaining. This amplifieth the offence, because he sinned being enforced by no necessitie. For seeing it is no iust or lawful excuse to haue been prouoked by some other meanes, how much worse is it to run headlong vnto wickednesse willingly, and as it were of set purpose to pull downe Gods vengeance? We gather out of this, that no man was enforced to sell his goods or landes. For Peter saieth that Ananias had free libertie to keep both his land and his money: because in the second member the field which was sold, is takē for the price it self. Therfore he should neuertheles haue been counted faithfull, though he had kept that which was his owne. Whereby it appeareth that they are mē destitute of their right wits, who say that it is not lawful for the faithfull to haue any thing of their owne.
Thou hast not lied to men but to God. Although the words be diversly construed, yet do I not doubt but that this confirmeth the former sentence. For hypocrites do so enwrap themselves in so many shifts, that they think they have nothing to do with God. And Peter speaketh thus expressly, because Ananias had deceived the church.1 But he ought to have considered, that, Where two or three be gathered together in the name of Christ, he is present there as the chief governor: yea he ought to have behaved himself no other wise in that assembly, than if