The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

Though he be not far from every one of us. To the end he may the more touch the frowardness of men, he saith that God is not to be sought through many crooks, neither need we make any long journey to find him: because every man shall find him in himself, if so be it he will take any heed. By which experience we are convict that our dullness is not with out fault, which we had from the fault of Adam. For though no corner of the world be void of the testimony of gods glory: yet we need not go without our selves, to lay hold upon him. For he doth affect and move every one of us inwardly with his power in such sort, that our blockishness is like to a monster, in that in feeling him we feel him not. In this respect certain of the Philosophers called man the little world: because he is above all other creatures a token of gods glory, replenished with infinite miracles.

Though he be not farre from euery one of vs. To the end he may the more touch the frowardnesse of men, hee saith that God is not to bee sought through many crookes, neither need we make any long iourney to find him: because euery mā shal find him in himself, if so be it he wil take any heed. By which experience we are conuict that our dulnesse is not with out fault, which we had from the fault of Adam. For thogh no corner of the world be void of the testimonie of gods glory: yet wee neede not goe without our selues, to lay hold vpon him. For hee doth affect and moue euery one of vs inwardly with his power in such sort, that our blockishnesse is like to a monster, in that in feeling him we feele him not. In this respect certain of the Philosophers called man the little worlde: bicause he is aboue all other creatures a token of gods glory, replenished with infinite myracles.

28 For in him. I grant that the Apostles according to the Hebrew phrase do oftentimes take this preposition in, for per, or by or through: but because this speech, that we live in God, hath greater force, and doth express more. I thought I would not change it. For I do not doubt but that Paul his meaning is that we be after a sort contained in God, because he dwelleth in us by his power. And therefore God himself doth separate him self from all creatures by this word Jehovah, that we may know that in speaking properly he is alone: and that we have our being in him, in as much as by his spirit he keepeth us in life and upholdeth us. For the power of the spirit, is spread abroad throughout all parts of the world, that it may preserve them in their state: that he may minister unto the heaven and earth that force and vigour, which we see, and motion to all living creatures. Not as brainsick men do trifle, that all things are full of Gods, yea that stones are Gods: but because GOD doth by the wonderful power and inspiration of his spirit, preserve those things which he hath created of nothing. But mention is made in this place properly of men, because Paul said, that they needed not to seek GOD far, whom they have within them.