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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.
For if the knowledge of God alone,1 bring to us salvation, it is likewise the only resurrection from destruction of eternal death, for us to be illuminate into the faith of Christ, after that we be delivered from the darkness of ignorance.
For if the knowledge of God alone,1 bring to vs saluation, it is likewise the onely resurrection from destruction of eternal death, for vs to be illuminate into the faith of Christ, after that we be deliuered from the darknes of ignorance.
48 And when the Gentiles heard. The matter of the Gentiles joy was this, when they heard, that they were not called to salvation at a sudden as if this had not bin decreed before by God, but that that is now at length fulfilled, which was foretold many years before. For doubtless it was no small confirmation of their faith, because salvation was promised to them by the coming of Christ, whereby it did also come to pass, that they did with more earnest desire & reverence embrace the Gospel. To ⟨p. 326⟩glorify the word of God may be expounded two manner of ways, either that they did confess that it was true which was prophesied by Isaiah, or that they embraced the doctrine which was set before them, with faith. Assuredly there is a full subscription noted our, because they dispute or doubt no longer so soon as they saw that Paul had gotten the victory. And surely we do then honour the word of God as we ought, when we submit our selves obediently to it by faith: as it cannot be more grievously blasphemed then when men refuse to believe it. And here we see how the Gentiles were not hindered by that stubbornness which they saw in the Jews, from giving their name to Christ. With like courage must we despise and tread underfoot the pride of the wicked, when by their obstinacy they study to stop the way before us.