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…

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.

28 For in him. I graunt 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 wee liue in God, hath greater force, and doth expresse more. I thought I would not change it. For I do not doubt but that Paul his meaning is that we bee after a sort contained in God, because he dwelleth in vs by his power. And therfore God himself doth separate him selfe from all creatures by this word Iehouah, that we may knowe that in speaking properly he is alone: and that we haue our beeing in him, in as much as by his spirit he keepeth vs in life and vpholdeth vs. For the power of the spirite, is spread abroade throughout all partes of the world, that it may preserue them in their state: that hee may minister vnto the heauen and earth that force and vigour, which wee see, and motion to all liuing creatures. Not as brainesicke menne doe trifle, that all thinges are full of Gods, yea that stones are Gods: but because GOD doth by the woonderfull power and inspiration of his spirite, preserue those thinges which hee hath created of nothing. But mention is made in this place properly of menne, because Paule sayde, that they needed not to seeke GOD farre, whom they haue within them.