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…

The other prick whereof I spake, is this, when as the fearful judgement of God causeth us to shake off delicacy and drowsiness. So Peter mixeth in this place threatenings with promises, partly to the end he may allure the Jews unto Christ, and partly that he may prick them forward with fear. Furthermore this is a thing much used in the scripture, as it speaketh either unto the reprobate, or unto the elect, sometimes to make the day of the Lord doleful and fearful, sometime to make the same pleasant and to be wished for Peter therefore doth very well, who whilst that he putteth the Jews in good hope of pardon, doeth make the day of Christ pleasant to them, to the end they may desire the same.

The other pricke whereof I spake, is this, when as the fearefull iudgement of God causeth vs to shake off delicacie and drowsinesse. So Peter mixeth in this place threatenings with promises, partly to the end hee may allure the Iewes vnto Christ, and partly that he may pricke them forward with feare. Furthermore this is a thing much vsed in the scripture, as it speaketh either vnto the reprobate, or vnto the elect, sometimes to make the day of the Lord dolefull and fearefull, sometime to make the same pleasant and to be wished for Peter therefore doth very well, who whilest that hee putteth the Iewes in good hope of pardon, doeth make the day of Christe pleasant to them, to the end they may desire the same.

And shall send him. He saith expressly, that Christ shall be judge, to the end they may know that the contempt of the Gospel shall not be unpunished. For how should not Christ punish the same? In the mean while this doth greatly comfort the faithful, when as they know that it shall be in his hand to give salvation, who doth now promise and offer the same. He addeth moreover that he shall come, who is now preached unto them. Whereby he taketh away all excuse of ignorance. As if he should say, Christ is preached unto you now, before he come to judge the world: to the end that those who will embrace him, may receive the fruit of their faith at that day: and to the end that others who shall refuse him, may be punished for their unbelief. Although the Grecians do read this two ways. For some books have procecerugmenon that is preached before: & other some, procecheirismenon that is showed or set before their eyes. But both have one sense: to wit, that Christ is not offered unto them in vain now by the doctrine of the Gospel: because he shall be sent the second time by his father, to be a judge armed and prepared to render vengeance, unless they embrace him now for their Redeemer.