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 Papists cause us at this day to be sore hated, as if we had been the causers of deadly tumults, wherewith the world is shaken, but we can well defend our selves, because the blasphemies which we endeavoured to reprove, were more cruel, than that it was lawful for us to hold our ⟨p. 353⟩peace. Therefore we are not to be blamed, because we have taken upon us to enter combats in defence of that cause, for which we were to fight even with the very Angels. Let them cry till their throats be sore, Paul his example is sufficient for us, that we must not be either cold or slack in defending the doctrine of godliness, when the ministers of satan seek to overthrow it with might and main. For their brainsick distemperature ought not to pass the constancy of the servants of god. When Paul did zealously set himself against the false Apostles, sedition began at length by reason of the conflict: and yet the Spirit of God doth not therefore reprove him, but doth rather with due praises commend that fortitude which he had given that holy man.

The Papists cause vs at this day to be sore hated, as if we had beene the causers of deadly tumults, wherewith the world is shaken, but wee can well defend our selues, because the blasphemies which we indeuoured to reproue, were more cruell, than that it was lawfull for vs to holde our ⟨p. 353⟩peace. Therefore we are not to be blamed, because we haue taken vpon vs to enter cumbates in defence of that cause, for which we were to fight euen with the verie Angels. Let them crie till their throates bee sore, Paul his example is sufficient for vs, that we must not bee either cold or slacke in defending the doctrine of godlines, when the ministers of satan seeke to ouerthrow it with might and maine. For their brainsick distemperature ought not to passe the constancie of the seruāts of god. When Paul did zealously set himself against the false Apostles, sedition began at length by reason of the conflict: and yet the Spirit of God doth not therefore reproue him, but doth rather with due praises commend that fortitude which he had giuen that holy man.