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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.
Who hath made heaven and earth. We know that the order of teaching doth require that we begin with things which are better known. Seeing ⟨p. 339⟩that Paul and Barnabas spake to the Gentiles, they should have in vain assayed to bring them unto Christ. Therefore it was expedient for them to begin with some other point, which was not so far separate from common sense, that after that was confessed, they might afterward pass over unto Christ. The minds of the men of Lystra were possessed with that error, that there be more gods then one. Paul & Barnabas show on the contrary, that there is but one Creator of the world. After that, that feigned number and multitude of the Gods was taken away, there was passage now made unto the second member, that they might teach what that god was, who was the Creator of heaven & earth. The case standeth otherwise at this day between us and the papists, they confess that there is but one God, and they admit the scripture. Therefore it remaineth that we prove to them out of the scripture what God is, & after what sort he will be worshipped of men.
Who hath made heauen and earth. We know that the order of teaching doth require that we begin with things which are better knowen. Seing ⟨p. 339⟩that Paul and Barnabas spake to the Gentiles, they should haue in vain assayed to bring them vnto Christ. Therefore it was expedient for them to begin with som other point, which was not so far separate from common sense, that after that was confessed, they might afterwarde passe ouer vnto Christ. The minds of the men of Lystra wer possessed with that errour, that there bee more gods then one. Paul & Barnabas shew on the contrary, that there is but one Creator of the world. After that, that feined number and multitude of the Gods was taken away, there was passage nowe made vnto the second member, that they might teach what that god was, who was the Creator of heauē & earth. The case stādeth otherwise at this day betweene vs and the papistes, they confesse that there is but one God, and they admit the scripture. Therefore it remaineth that we proue to thē out of the scripture what God is, & after what sort he wil be worshipped of men.