Calamy. Necessity is laid upon us, yea,1 woe unto us if we preach not the Gospel. That you may have a reason of that which was done by me, and so may not think I did it unwarrantably, I offer your Consideration what hath been much upon my spirit, from the 5. of the Acts, As the Apostles taught the People, the Priests, the Sadducees, the Captain of the Temple, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the People: And they laid hands on them, and laid them in hold against the next day: Howbeit, many of them which heard the Word believed, and the number of the men was about five thousand. And when they had called them before them, they asked them by what Power, or in what Name have you done this? Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost,2 said unto them: Ye Rulers of the People, and Elders of Israel, if we be examined this day of the good deed that we have done; be it known unto you all, we have done it it in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And when they saw the boldness of Peter and John they marvelled, and they took knowledge of them. But when they had commanded them to go aside out ⟨p. 7⟩of the Council, they conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men; for that indeed notable things have been done by them, is manifest to all them that dwell at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it: But that it spread no further among the People, let us straitly threaten them that they speak henceforth to no man in this Name. And they called them, and commanded them, That they should not speak at all in the Name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them: Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken unto God more than unto you, judge ye; for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard: So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the People.
Calamy. Necessity is layd upon us, yea,1 woe unto us if we preach not the Gospel. That you may have a reason of that which was done by me, and so may not think I did it unwarrantably, I offer your Consideration what hath been much upon my spirit, from the 5. of the Acts, As the Apostles taught the People, the Priests, the Sadduces, the Captain of the Temple, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the People: And they layd hands on them, and layd them in hold against the next day: Howbeit, many of them which heard the Word believed, and the number of the men was about five thousand. And when they had called them before them, they asked them by what Power, or in what Name have you done this? Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost,2 said unto them: Ye Rulers of the People, and Elders of Israel, if we be examined this day of the good deed that we have done; be it known unto you all, we have done it it in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And when they saw the boldnesse of Peter and John they marvelled, and they took knowledge of them. But when they had commanded them to go aside out ⟨p. 7⟩of the Councel, they conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men; for that indeed notable things have been done by them, is manifest to all them that dwell at Ierusalem, and we cannot deny it: But that it spread no further among the People, let us straitly threaten them that they speak henceforth to no man in this Name. And they called them, and commanded them, That they should not speak at all in the Name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them: Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken unto God more than unto you, judge ye; for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard: So when they had further threatned them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the People.
- 11 Cor. 9.16
- 2Acts 14.
