The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

21. 22 The third is, that to excuse their tyranny, they pretend the decree of the Apostles of things offered to Idols, and strangled, and from blood: but he plainly showeth how the same maketh for them:¹ First by interpreting the place: moreover by their own confession.

21. 22 The third is, that to excuse their tyranny, they pretend the decrée of the Apostles of thinges offered to Idols, and strangled, and from blood: but he plainely sheweth howe the same maketh for them:¹ First by interpreting the place: moreouer by their owne confession.

1. 1Acts. 15.29

The meaning of the Apostle was nothing else, but in taking away the matter of offence, to call up the law of God:¹ concerning the avoiding of offence it was not to make a new decree of their own authority, for Peter pronounceth that the Lord is tempted, if a yoke be laid upon the necks of the Disciples,² which himself should have overthrown, if he had consented to ⟨p. 222⟩have any yoke laid upon them.

The meaning of the Apostle was nothing else, but in taking away the matter of offence, to call vp the law of God:¹ cōcerning the auoiding of offence it was not to make a newe decree of their owne authoritie, for Peter pronounceth that the Lorde is tempted, if a yoke be laide vpon the neckes of the Disciples,