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…

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.

And shall send him. He saith expresly, that Christ shalbe iudge, to the ende they may know that the contempt of the Gospel shal not be vnpunished. For how should not Christ punish the same? In the meane while this doth greatly comfort the faithfull, when as they know that it shall be in his hand to giue saluation, who doth nowe promise and offer the same. He addeth moreouer that he shal come, who is now preached vnto them. Whereby he taketh away all excuse of ignoraunce. As if hee should say, Christ is preached vnto you nowe, before hee come to iudge the world: to the end that those who will imbrace him, may receiue the frute of their faith at that day: and to the end that others who shall refuse him, may be punished for their vnbeliefe. Although the Grecians do read this two waies. For som books haue procecerugmenon that is preached before: & other some, procecheirismenon that is shewed or set before their eyes. But both haue one sense: to wit, that Christ is not offred vnto them in vaine now by the doctrine of the Gospell: because he shall bee sent the second time by his father, to be a iudge armed and prepared to render vengeaunce, vnlesse they imbrace him nowe for their Redeemer.