Verse 19
they testified against them. The Vulgate reads quos protestantes = who in protesting against them. Thus, the first instance of the word "Protestant" is found in the Vulgate, and not in the history of the Reformation. Pr o = for, and testans = witnessing, is positive, not negative. It denotes a witnessing for God and His truth, not merely against evil.
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