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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.
12 Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mountain which is called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, being distant about a Sabbath days journey. 13 And coming in, they went up into an upper chamber, where abode Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip & Thomas, Bartholomew & Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, & Simon Zealots, & Judas the brother of James. 14 These all abode together with one accord in prayer and supplication with the“ wives, and Mary the mother of Jesus, & with his brethren.
12 Then they returned vnto Hierusalem from the mountain which is called Oliuets, which is nigh vnto Ierusalē, being distāt about a Sabboth daies iourney. 13 And comming in, they went vp into an vpper chāber, where aboad Peter and Iames, Iohn and Andrew, Philip & Thomas, Bartholomew & Matthew, Iames the sonne of Alpheus, & Simon Zelotes, & Iudas the brother of Iames. 14 These all abode together with one accord in prayer and supplication with the“ wiues, and Mary the mother of Iesus, & with his brethren.
- “Or, women.
12 That he may pass over unto another history, he showeth that the disciples being returned unto Jerusalem, dwelt together in one parlour. For it was the upper part of the house, which used to be let out unto those which did hire houses: for the most commodious places were reserved unto them that were masters of the house for their own use. Wherefore by this word, Luke doth signify that they were driven into a strait room: & yet notwithstanding though this commodity were great, yet they did not depart asunder. They might have been more commodiously asunder, yet might they not part company before they had received the Spirit. In that he noteth here the distance of place, it bringeth credit unto the history. Unless peradventure he meant hereby to declare, that they were not terrified with any fear of danger, but that they did all return & kept company together in one house, which was not so large, but that the company being greater than the place could well contain, it might breed some rumour or noise. A Sabbath days journey was two miles, & that account doth well agree with the place of