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…

18 Because they will not. Though the commandment of God alone ought to be sufficient enough to bind us to obey: yet to the end Paul ⟨p. 518⟩might be the more willing to follow, Christ showeth him a reason why he will have him depart out of Jerusalem: to wit, because he should loose his labour there: but he was not chosen to that end, that he might be idle, or do no good by teaching: though this were a sore trial, and such as we may think did sore shake him. Not long before the function of preaching the Gospel was enjoined him, that his voice might sound throughout the whole world: now even at the first entrance he is inhibited: yea his labour seemeth to be condemned of peculiar reproach, when his witness is rejected, because his person is hated. But it was meet that the holy servant of the Lord should be thus humbled, that all the preachers of the Gospel might learn to give over themselves wholly to obey Christ, that when they be excluded from one place, they may be ready immediately to go to another, and that they may not be discouraged nor cease off from doing their duty though they be undeservedly loathed.

18 Because they will not. Though the commaundement of God alone ought to be sufficient ynough to binde vs to obey: yet to the ende Paul ⟨p. 518⟩might be the more willing to followe, Christ sheweth him a reason why hee will haue him depart out of Ierusalem: to wit, because hee shoulde loose his labour there: but he was not chosen to that end, that he might be idle, or doe no good by teaching: though this were a sore triall, and such as we may thinke did sore shake him. Not long before the function of preaching the Gospel was enioyned him, that his voice might sound throughout the whole world: now euen at the first entrance he is inhibited: yea his labour seemeth to be condemned of peculiar reproch, when his witnesse is reiected, because his person is hated. But it was meete that the holy seruant of the Lord should bee thus humbled, that all the preachers of the Gospell might learne to giue ouer themselues whollie to obey Christ, that when they bee excluded from one place, they may be ready immediatly to go to another, and that they may not be discouraged nor cease off from doing their duetie though they be vndeseruedly loathed.