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A17642	The 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; Commentarii in Acta Apostolorum. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Fetherston, Christopher.	1585 (1585)	STC 4398; ESTC S107377	721,474	648

Apostles Gal. 2.9 For they are enforced to confesse that it is he whom Paul commendeth so honourably that hee maketh him the chiefe among the three pillars of the church Assuredly a man inferiour in order and degree could neuer haue excelled the Apostles so farre For Paul giueth him the title of an Apostle Neither is that worth the hearing which Hierome bringeth that the worde is generall there seeing that the dignitie of the order is there handled for as much as Christe did preferre the Apostles before other Teachers of the church Moreouer we may gather out of this place that they made no small account of Iames forasmuch as hee doth with his voice and consent so confirme the wordes of Peter Cha. 21.18 that they are all of his minde And we shal see afterward how great his authoritie was at Ierusalē The olde writers think that this was because he was bishop of the place but it is not to be thought that the faithfull did at their pleasure change the order which Christ had appointed Wherefore I do not doubt but that he was sonne to Alpheus Christes consin in which sense hee is also called his brother Whether he wer bishop of Ierusalē or no I leaue it indifferent neither doeth it greatly make for the matter saue only because the impudencie of the pope is hereby refuted because the decree of the counsell is set downe rather at the appointment and according to the authority of Iames then of Peter And assuredly Eusebius in the beginning of his second book is not afraid to cal Iames whosoeuer he wer the Bishop of the Apostles Let the men of Rome goe now boast that their Pope is head of the vniuersall church because he is Peters successour who suffered another to rule him if we beleeue Eusebius Men and brethren heare me Iames his oration consisteth vppon two principall members For first he confirmeth and proueth the calling of the gētiles by the testimony of the prophet Amos secondly he sheweth what is best to be don to nourish peace cōcord among the faithfull yet so that the liberty of the gentiles may cōtinue safe sound that the grace of Christ may not be darkned Whereas Peter is in this place called Simeon it may be that this name was diuersly pronounced then Whereas he saith that God did visit to take a people of the Gentiles it is referred vnto the mercy of God whereby hee vouchsafed to receiue strangers into his familie It is in deed a harsh phrase yet such as containeth a profitable doctrine because hee maketh God the authour of the calling of the Gentiles and pronounceth that it is through his goodnesse that they began to be reckoned among his people when he saith that they were taken by him but he proceedeth further when he saith that he did visit that he might take For this is his meaning that at such time as the Gentiles were turned away from God hee did mercifully looke vpon them because we can doe nothing but depart farther and farther from him vntill such time as his fatherly look preuent vs of his owne accord In his name The old interpreter hath To his name which is almost all one though the preposition epi may be otherwise translated to wit For his name or vpon his name Neither shal the sense disagree that the saluation of the Gentiles is grounded in the power or name of god and that God did respect no other thing in calling them but his own glory yet did I retaine that which is more vsuall to wit that in numbring them among his people he would haue them counted in his name like as it shal be said shortly after that his name is called vpon by all those whom he gathereth together into his church The aduerbe of time proton may be expounded two wayes if you read it first as the old interpreter and Erasmus haue it the sense shal be that Cornelius and others were as it were the first frutes at whō God began the calling of the Gentiles but it may be taken also comparitiuely because there was already some token of the adoption of the Gentiles shewed in Cornelius and his cosins before that Barnabas and Paul preached the gospel to the Gentiles And I do better like this latter sense 15 Heereto agree the wordes of the prophets Wee see now how the Apostles tooke nothing to themselues imperiously but did reuerently folow that which was prescribed in the word of God Neither did it greeue them neither did they count it any disgrace to them to professe themselues to be the scholers of the scripture Also wee must here note that the vse of the doctrine of the prophets is yet in force which some brainsicke men would banish out of the church By citing the prophets in the plurall number to be witnesses whereas he doth alleage one place only hee signifieth that there is such an agreement among them that that which is spoken by one is the common testimonie of them all because they speake all with one mouth and euery one speaketh as in the person of all or rather the spirit of God speaketh in them all Moreouer the Oracles of all the prophetes were gathered togeather that they might make one bodie Wherefore that might worthily and fitly be ascribed to all the prophets in generall which was taken out of som one part of the generall booke 16 After these things I will returne Because the place is not cited word for word as it is in the prophet we must see what difference there is thogh it be not necessary to examin straitly what diuersitie there is in the wordes so it appeare that the prophesie doeth fitly agree with the matter which is in hand After that God hath promised the restoring of the tabernacle of Dauid he saith also that he will bring to pas that the Iewes shall possesse the remnants of Edom. In all that text there appeareth nothing as yet whence the calling of the gentiles can be fet or gathered but that which followeth immediatly after in the prophet concerning the remnant of the Gentiles which shall call vpon the name of the Lord doeth plainly shewe that the Iewes Gentiles shall make one church because that which was then proper to the Iewes alone is giuē to both in generall For God placeth the Gentiles in like degree of honor with the Iewes when he wil haue them to call vpon his name Those of Idumea and the people there about were in times past vnder Dauid subiect to the Iewes but though they were tributaries to the people of God yet were they neuerthelesse strangers from the church Therefore this was newes a strange thing in that God reckoneth them vp with the holy people that he may be called the God of thē al. Seing that it is certaine that they are all made equall in honour among themselues by this meanes Whereby it doth plainly appeare how well the testimonie of