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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.
Furthermore how could this be a fit word for Jerusalem, where Peter made his sermon? To what end should he interpret in Greek among the Hebrews, their own mother tongue? Therefore doth Luke of himself put in this sentence concerning the death of Judas, least Peter his words might seem strange through ignorance of that history.
Furthermore howe coulde this bee a fit worde for Ierusalem, where Peter made his sermon? To what end should hee interprete in Greeke among the Hebrewes, their owne mother tongue? Therefore doth Luke of himself put in this sentence concerning the death of Iudas, least Peter his woordes might seeme straunge through ignoraunce of that historie.
He possessed a field. This word hath a double signification, which in my opinion doth rather signify in this place to possess, than to get yet be••e it skilleth little whether way we read it, I leave it indifferent. ⟨p. 21⟩And he speaketh after this sort, not because Judas had the use of the field, or that he himself did buy it, seeing it was bought after his death. But Luke his meaning was, that his burial with the perpetual note of ignominy, was the reward which he had for his falsehood & wicked act, Neither did he so much sell Christ for thirty pence, as his Apostleship. He enjoyed not the money: he only possessed the field. Furthermore it came to pass through the marvellous providence of god, that the very common name of the field should be a note of infamy for the Priests, which had bought the innocent blood, of the Traitor. He sayeth that the Hebrews did call it by that name in their tongue, because he himself was a Grecian borne; And he calleth that the Hebrew tongue, which the Jews did use after the captivity of Babylon, namely, such as was mixed of the Assyrians tongue and of the Chaldeans tongue.
He possessed a field. This word hath a double signification, which in my opinion doth rather signifie in this place to possesse, than to get yet be••e it skilleth little whether way wee reade it, I leaue it indifferent.