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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.
And there came great fear. This was the Lords purpose, by punishing one, to make the rest afraid, that they might reverently beware of all hypocrisy. And that which Luke sayeth, that they feared, doeth appertain ⟨p. 107⟩unto us also. For God meant to give all ages a lesson at that time: that they may learn to deal sincerely and uprightly with him. In the mean season, the punishment of this wicked person ought to have encouraged the godly hereafter to consecrate their goods more freely to God and the poor: because they might gather how precious alms was in the sight of God, seeing the profaning thereof was so punished.
And there came great feare. This was the Lordes purpose, by punishing one, to make the rest afraide, that they might reuerently beware of all hypocrisie. And that which Luke saieth, that they feared, doeth appertaine ⟨p. 107⟩vnto vs also. For God meant to giue all ages a lesson at that time: that they may learne to deale syncerely and vprightly with him. In the meane season, the punishment of this wicked person ought to haue encouraged the godlie heereafter to consecrate their goods more freely to God and the poore: because they might gather howe precious almes was in the sight of God, seeing the profaning thereof was so punished.
7 And there was passed about the space of three hours, when his wife came in ignorant of that which was done. 8 And Peter said unto her, Tell me, sold ye the field for so much? she answered, Surely for so much. 9 And Peter said unto her, What is this that ye are agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold the feet of those which have buried thy husband are at the door which shall carry thee out. 10 And immediately she fell down at his feet, and gave up the ghost. Furthermore when the young men came in, they found her dead, and when they had carried her out, they buried her beside her husband. 11 And there came great fear upon all the Church, and upon all which heard these things.