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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.
CHAP. XI.
1 And the Apostles and brethren which were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had embraced the word of God. 2 And when Peter was gone up to Jerusalem, those which were of the Circumcision reasoned with him, 3 Saying: Thou wentest in unto men uncircumcised, and hast eaten with them. 4 And Peter began, and expounded to them in order saying: 5 I was in the City Joppa, praying, and being in a trance I saw a vision: to wit, a certain vessel coming down from heaven, like a great sheet; tied by the four corners, which came even unto me: 6 Which when I considered earnestly, I saw then four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the heaven. 7 And I heard a voice saying to me: Arise Peter, slay, and eat. 8 Then I said, Not so Lord: Because there never entered into my mouth, any common or unclean thing. 9 And the voice answered me the second time from heaven: Profane not thou those things which God hath made clean. 10 And this was done thrice. And they were all received into heaven again. 11 And behold, the same hour three men stood nigh the house wherein I sate, being sent unto me from Caesarea. 12 And the Spirit commanded me to go with them, doubting nothing. And they came with me, and these six brethren. And we entered the mans house. 13 And he told us how he had seen an Angel standing at his house, and saying to him: Send men to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter, 14 Who shall speak to thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. 15 Furthermore when I began to speak, the holy Ghost fell down upon them, even as upon us at the beginning. 16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said: John truly hath baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy Ghost. 17 Therefore seeing that God had given them the like gift as unto us, which believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could let God?