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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.
Surely there was nothing else that caused him to worship the Angel save only too much and preposterous reverence, and that in honour of God whose glory shined in the Angel: notwithstanding his fact is condemned. Therefore to the end we may give God that which is his own, let the spiritual worship under which is comprehended religion, remain whole and sound to him.
Surely there was nothing else that caused him to worshippe the Angel saue onely too much and preposterous reuerence, and that in honor of God whose glory shined in the Angel: notwithstanding his fact is condemned. Therefore to the end we may giue God that which is his owne, let the spiritual worship vnder which is comprehended religion, remain whole and sound to him.
28 Ye know, that it is not lawful. This seemeth to be no friendly preface, and such as may rather harden then win their hearts, when as they hear that they are accounted so unclean, that with their familiarity & conference they pollute the saints: which must needs be a great reproach for them. But it was needful for Peter thus to speak, least they should suspect that he had an evil conscience, because contrary to the custom delivered by the fathers, he came. But when as he affirmeth that he was sent of God, all such suspicion is taken away and purged. Moreover he mitigateth very well by these words, the offence which did stick in their minds, by reason of an old grudge which was between the Jews and the Gentiles, so that he could by no means have entered his speech better. For he pronounceth that those are now clean who ⟨p. 250⟩were before unclean, so that they have mutual fellowship now with the saints. Furthermore where as he said that it was wickedness for the Jews to go in unto the Gentiles, we must know that this came not so much from the law, as from the observation of the fathers God had forbidden in deed that they should not entangle themselves with marriages or covenants:1