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…

4 And when they had found disciples. Though the number of the faithful was but small, yet there came some seed of the gospel thither, according to the prophesies of the prophets, least Tyre should be altogether void of the blessing of God. And here as in other places going before,¹ Luke calleth christians disciples, that we may know that those alone are numbered in the flock of Christ, who have embraced his doctrine by faith. For that is a vain & false profession for a man to give his name to Christ, & not to understand what he teacheth or speaketh. And let the Readers mark, that Paul stayed seven days at Tyre for no other cause, saving that he might strengthen them. So that we see, that whither soever he came, he foreslowed no occasion to do good.

4 And when they had found disciples. Though the number of the faithfull was but small, yet there came some seed of the gospel thither, according to the prophesies of the prophetes, least Tyrus shuld be altogether void of the blessing of God. And here as in other places going before,¹ Luke calleth christians disciples, that wee may knowe that those alone are numbred in the flocke of Christ, who haue imbraced his doctrine by faith. For that is a vain & false profession for a man to giue his name to Christ, & not to vnderstand what he teacheth or speaketh. And let the Readers mark, that Paul staied seuen dayes at Tyrus for no other cause, sauing that he might strengthen them. So that we see, that whither soeuer he came, he foreslowed no occasion to doe good.

1. 1Isaiah. 23.18.Esai. 23.18.

They said by the spirit. Namely with the approbation of speech, that Paul might know that they spake by the Spirit of prophecy. Surely this was no small temptation, to cause him not to finish the journey which he had taken in hand, seeing the holy ghost dist dissuade him from the same.