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…

Wherefore the negligence of those men is inexcusable who having made one Sermon, as if they had done their task live all the rest of their time idly: as if their voice were shut up within the church walls, seeing that so soon as they be departed thence they be dumb. Also disciples and scholars are taught, that if they will be numbered in Christs flock, they must give place to their pastors, so often as they come unto them: and that they must not refuse private admonitions. For they be rather Bears then sheep, who do not vouchsafe to hear the voice of their pastor unless he be in the pulpit: and cannot abide to be admonished and reproved at home, yea, do furiously refuse that necessary duty.

Wherefore the negligence of those men is inexcuseable who hauing made one Sermon, as if they had done their task liue all the rest of their time idlely: as if their voice were shut vp within the church walles, seing that so soone as they be departed thence they be dumbe. Also disciples and scholers are taught, that if they will be numbred in Christes flocke, they must giue place to their pastours, so often as they come vnto them: and that they must not refuse priuate admonitions. For they bee rather Beares then sheep, who do not vouchsafe to heare the voice of their pastour vnlesse he bee in the pulpit: and cannot abide to bee admonished and reproued at home, yea, doe furiously refuse that necessarie dutie.

21 Testifying both to Jews. Descending now unto the third point, he setteth down the sum of this doctrine in a few words, to wit, that he exhorted all men unto faith and repentance, as it was said before, that, The Gospel consisteth upon these two points only. Whence we do also gather, wherein the true edifying of the Church, doth properly consist, the care and burden whereof doeth lie upon the Pastors shoulders, and whereunto we must apply all our study, if we be desirous to profit profitably in Gods school. We have already said, that the word of God is profaned, when the readers of the same do occupy themselves in frivolous questions. But to the end we may not read the same wanderingly, we must note & aim at this double mark which the Apostle setteth before us. For whosoever he be that turneth unto any other thing, in taking great pains, he shall do nothing else but walk in a circuit. By the word Testify he expresseth greater vehemency, as if he should have said that