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…

6 And it happened that as I journeyed and drew near to Damascus about noon, that suddenly a great light shone round about me from Heaven. 7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest. 9 And they which wherewith me saw indeed the light, and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of him which talked with me. 10 Then I said, what shall I do Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee, what things be ordained for thee to do. 11 And when I saw not by reason of the glory of the light, being led by the hand by those companions which were with me, I came to Damascus.

6 And it happened that as I iourneyed and drewe neere to Damascus about noone, that sodainely a greate light shone rounde ahout mee from Heauen. 7 And I fel to the ground, and heard a voyce saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest. 9 And they which werewith me saw indeed the light, and were afraid, but they heard not the voyce of him which talked with me. 10 Then I saide, what shall I doe Lorde? And the Lorde sayde to mee, Arise, and goe to Damascus, and there it shall bee tolde thee, what thinges bee ordayned for thee to doe. 11 And when I saw not by reason of the glory of the light, being led by the hand by those companions which were with me, I came to Damascus.

6 And it happened. Because this history was expounded more at large in the ninth Chapter, I will only briefly touch those things which were there spoken. But this is peculiar to this present place, that Paul reckoneth up his circumstances, that by them he may prove that he was converted by God. And this is the third member of the Sermon: otherwise this change should have been thought to have proceeded of inconstancy, or rashness, or else it should not have been void of some infamy. For nothing is more intolerable than to start aside from the course of godliness which men have once entered: and also not to do that which they are commanded to do. Therefore least any man might suspect Paul his conversion, he proveth by many miracles which he bringeth to light, that God was the author thereof. In the night season there appear oftentimes lightnings, which come of the hot exhalations of the earth: but this was more strange, that about noon a sudden light did not only appear, but did