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…

And forasmuch as Christ hath promised the same Spirit to all his servants, let us only defend the truth faithfully, and let us crave a mouth and wisdom of him: and we shall be sufficiently furnished to speak, so that neither the wit, neither yet the babbling of our adversaries shall be able to make us ashamed. So the Spirit was as effectual in our time, in the mouth of the Martyrs which were burnt, and it uttereth the like force now daily, that though they were ignorant men, never trained up in any schools, yet did they make the chief divines which maintained popery no less astonished with their voice only, than if it had thundered and lightened.

And forasmuch as Christ hath promised the same Spirite to all his seruants, let vs onely defende the truth faithfully, and let vs craue a mouth and wisedome of him: and we shall be sufficiently furnished to speake, so that neither the wit, neither yet the babling of our aduersaries shall bee able to make vs ashamed. So the Spirit was as effectuall in our time, in the mouth of the Martyrs which were burnt, and it vttereth the like force nowe daily, that though they were ignorant men, neuer trained vp in any schooles, yet did they make the chiefe diuines which maintained poperie no lesse astonished with their voice onely, than if it had thundered and lightened.

11 Then they suborned men which said: We have heard this man speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God. 12 And they moved the people and the Elders and the Scribes. And invading him, they took him, and brought him into the Council, 13 And they brought forth false witnesses which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words, against this holy place and the Law. 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances which Moses hath given us. 15 And when all which sate in the Council had beholden him, they saw his face as it had been the face of an Angel.

11 Then they suborned men which said: We haue heard this man speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God. 12 And they mooued the people and the Elders and the Scribes. And inuading him, they tooke him, and brought him into the Councell, 13 And they brought forth false witnesses which said, This man ceaseth not to speake blasphemous words, against this holy place and the Law. 14 For wee haue hearde him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall chaunge the ordinances which Moses hath giuen vs. 15 And when all which sate in the Councell had beholden him, they saw his face as it had bene the face of an Angell.