Acts 7

^{1 !} Steuen maketh answer by the Scriptures to his accusers.

^{2 a} Stueun was accused that he denied God, & therefore he is more diligent to purge this crime.

^{2 b} Hereby he is discerned frm the false gods.

^{2 c} He speaketh here of Mesopotamia, as it conteineth Babylon & Chaldea in it.

^{6 d} Beginning to recken the yeres from the time that Isaas was borne.

^{7 e} Take vengeance of them & deliuer my people.

^{9 f} That is, preserued & brotht all things to a good yssue.

^{14 g} After the Hebrewe, threscore & ten.

^{16 h} It is probable that some writer through negligence put in Abraham in this place, in stede of Jacob, who boght this field {Gen. 33,19}, or by Abraham he meaneth the posteritie of Abraham.

^{19 i} He inuented craftie waies bothe to destroye the Israelites without muche labour, & also to get great profite by them, {Exod. 1,10}

^{19 /} Or, that their race shulde faile.

^{30 k} This fyre represented the formace of affliction wherein the people of God were.

^{32 l} Seing this Angel called him self God, it declareth that he was Christ the Mediator, who is the eternal God.

^{33 m} In signe of reuerence, read {Exod. 3,5}

^{37 n} He proueth that Christ is the end of the Law and the Prophetes.

^{38 o} Moses was the Angels or Christs minister, & a guide to the fathers.

^{38 p} By oracles is ment the sayings that God spake to Moses.

^{40 q} Figures, or testimonies of the presence of God.

^{40 r} Yet they knewe he was absent for their commoditie, & so wolde shortely returne & bring them the Law.

^{42 s} As the sunne, moone & other starres, {Deut. 17,3}

^{42 t} Your fathers began in wildernes to condemne mine ordinances, & you now farre passe them in impietie.

^{43 u} And caryed it vpon your shulders.

^{44 x} They oght to haue bene content with this couenant onely, & not to haue gone after their lewd fantasies.

^{48 y} He reproueth the grosse dulnes of the people which abused the power of God in that they wolde haue conteined it within the temple.

^{49 z} God can not be conteined in any space of place.

^{51 a} Which nether forsake your olde wickednes, nor so muche as heare when God speaketh to you, but stil rebel.

^{51 !} He rebuketh the hardnecked Jewes,

^{52 b} Which is Jesus Christ who is not onley just for his innocencie, but because all true justice commeth of him.

^{53 c} By their ministerie or office.

^{55 d} And reigning in his flesh, wherein he had suffered.

^{57 !} And is toned to death.

^{57 e} This was done of furious violence & by no forme of justice.

^{58 !} Saul kepeth the tormentours clothes.