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1 ButLuke shows by contrary examples how great a sin hypocrisy is, especially in those who under a false pretence and cloak of zeal seem to shine and be of great importance in the Church.a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

2 AndCraftily took away.kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles' feet.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath SatanFully possessed.filled thine heartFor when they had appointed that farm or possession for the Church, they were foolish to keep away a part of the price, as though they were dealing with men, and not with God, and therefore he says afterwards that they tempted God.to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?

4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thouBy this is meant an advised and purposeful deceit, and the fault of the man in listening to the devil's suggestions.conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

5 Now when Ananias heard these wordes, he fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost. Then great feare came on all them that heard these things.

6 And the yong men rose vp, and tooke him vp, and caried him out, and buried him.

7 And it came to passe about the space of three houres after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done.

8 And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, for so much.

9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together toLook how often men do things with an evil conscience; and so they pronounce sentence against themselves, and as much as in them lies, they provoke God to anger, as they do this on purpose, in order to test whether he is just and almighty or not.tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at theAre at hand.door, and shall carry thee out.

10 Then she fell downe straightway at his feete, and yeelded vp the ghost: and the yong men came in, and found her dead, and caried her out, and buried her by her husband.

11 The Lord by his marvellous power bridles some so that they may not hurt the Church: others he keeps in awe and fear of him: and others he draws unto himself.And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

12 Thus by the hands of the Apostles were many signes and wonders shewed among the people (and they were all with one accorde in Solomons porche.

13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the peopleHighly praised them.magnified them.

14 Also the number of them that beleeued in the Lord, both of men and women, grewe more and more)

15 In so much that they brought the sicke into the streetes, and layd them on beds and couches, that at the least way the shadowe of Peter, when he came by, might shadow some of them.

16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about vnto Hierusalem, bringing sicke folkes, & them which were vexed with vncleane spirits, who were all healed.

17 The more that the Church increases, the more the rage os Satan increases, and therefore they proceed from threats to imprisonment.Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is theThe word which is used here is «heresy», which signifies a choice, and so is taken for a right form of learning, or faction, or study and course of life, which the Latins call a sect: at first this word was used indifferently, but at length it came to be used only in reference to evil, whereupon came the name of «heretic» which is taken for one that goes astray from sound and wholesome doctrine in such a way that he thinks lightly of the judgment of God and his Church, and continues in his opinion, and breaks the peace of the Church.sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

18 And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

19 Angels are made servants of the servants of God.But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

20 God therefore delivers his own, so that they may more vigorously provoke his enemies.Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all theWords by which the way unto life is shown.words of this life.

21 God mocks his enemies attempts from above.And when they heard [that], they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

22 But when the officers came, & found them not in the prison, they returned and tolde it,

23 Saying, Certainely we founde the prison shut as sure as was possible, and the keepers standing without, before the doores: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

24 Then when the chiefe Priest, and the captaine of the Temple, and the hie Priestes heard these things, they doubted of them, whereunto this would growe.

25 The more openly that Christ's power shows itself, the more the madness of his enemies who conspire against him increases.Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

26 Tyrants who do not fear God are forced to fear his servants.Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them,

28 It is the characteristic of tyrants to set down their own commandments as right and proper, be they ever so wicked.Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intendMake us guilty of murdering that man whom yet they will not condescend to name.to bring this man's blood upon us.

29 We should obey man only in so far that in obeying him we also obey God.Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

30 Christ is appointed and indeed declared Prince and preserver of his Church, in spite of his enemies.The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

31 Him hath God lift vp with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Sauiour, to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenes of sinnes.

32 It is not sufficient for us that there is a proper goal, but we must also according to our calling go forward until we come to it.And we are his witnesses of these things; and [so is] also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

33 When they heard [that], theyThis shows that they were in a most vehement rage, and tremendously disquieted in mind, for it is a borrowed kind of speech taken from those who are harshly cut in pieces with a saw.were cut [to the heart], and took counsel to slay them.

34 Christ finds defenders of his cause, even in the very company of his enemies, as often as he thinks necessary.Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

35 And sayd vnto them, Men of Israel, take heede to your selues, what ye intende to doe touching these men.

36 In matters of religion we must take good heed that we attempt nothing under a pretence of zeal to which we have not been called.For before these days rose up Theudas,To be of same fame.boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

37 After this man, arose vp Iudas of Galile, in the dayes of the tribute, and drewe away much people after him: hee also perished, and all that obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

38 And now I say unto you,He dissuades his fellows from murdering the apostles, neither does he think it good to refer the matter to the Roman magistrate, for the Jews could endure nothing worse than to have the tyranny of the Romans confirmed.Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be ofIf it is counterfeit and devised.men, it will come to nought:

39 But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.

40 And to him they agreed, and called the Apostles: and when they had beaten them, they commaunded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe.

41 The apostles, accustomed to suffer and bear words, are eventually accustomed to bearing stripes, and yet in such a way that by means of them they become stronger.And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

42 And daily in theBoth publicly and privately.temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

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