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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.
But the greatness of the spiritual judgement which is as yet hid, hath been set before us, in the bodily punishment of two, as in a mirror. For if we consider what it is to be cast into eternal fire, we shall not judge that this is the greatest evil and punishment of all, to fall down dead before men. Look the tenth chapter of the first to the Corinthians.1
But the greatnes of the spiritual iudgement which is as yet hid, hath been set before vs, in the bodily punishment of two, as in a mirrour. For if we consider what it is to be cast into eternall fire, we shall not iudge that this is the greatest euill and punishment of all, to fal downe dead before men. Looke the tenth chapter of the first to the Corinthians.1
9 To tempt the spirit. He uttereth the same thing in other words which he had said before: to wit, that they did mock god unreverently and contemptibly. But he said that they tempted the Spirit, because they had cunningly packed their fraud, as if the Spirit of God were not the knower of the harts. For it was a point of too great carelessness, seeing the one made the other privy to their wickedness, to make their match between themselves, having as it were excluded God. For the scripture saith that God is tempted, either when his power is taken from him, or the knowledge of all things is denied him. Furthermore, he meaneth that Spirit which governed the Church by the Apostles. For when Christ sayeth, When the Spirit cometh, he shall judge the world, he noteth no other kind of authority than that which he exerciseth by the ministry of the church.
9 To tempt the spirit. He vttereth the same thing in other words which he had said before: to wit, that they did mock god vnreuerently and contemptiblie. But he saide that they tempted the Spirite, because they had cunningly packt their fraud, as if the Spirite of God were not the knower of the harts. For it was a point of too great carelesnes, seing the one made the other priuy to their wickednes, to make their match between themselues, hauing as it were excluded God. For the scripture saith that God is tempted, either when his power is taken from him, or the knowledge of all thinges is denied him. Furthermore, he meaneth that Spirit which gouerned the Church by the Apostles. For when Christe sayeth, When the Spirite commeth, he shal iudge the world, he noteth no other kind of authority than that which he exerciseth by the ministerie of the church.