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Act 4:19. Ἀποκριθέντες, having answered) openly and in plain terms. They employ no artifice, with a view to being let go.-ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, in the sight of God) The world accounts many things as right, which in the sight of God are not right: and vice versâ.-ἀκούειν) to hearken to, for to obey. He who does not comply, even hears with reluctance.-μᾶλλον, rather) On the part of the courageous saints the authority of those rulers (high priests) alone is respected, who establish or command nothing that is contrary to GOD.-κρίνατε, judge ye) The figure Communicatio [leaving the judgment of a matter to the hearers, or even to the very adversaries themselves]. The world cannot readily maintain their own laws against the cause of GOD with so great perverseness, as that natural equity should be utterly stifled.