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…

Whom ye. In this member the apostles declare unto them plainly that they were the enemies of god, who would have the chief honour given them as unto the governors and prelates of the church. Whereupon it followeth that they are unworthy even of the smallest authority. Although there is also a prevention, being a token of boldness, when as he speaketh of that thing boldly and freely, which they did account a shameful thing to wit, least any part of Christs glory should seem to be diminished because he suffered a slanderous death upon the cross: as if it had been said, You have slain him: neither was your cruelty satisfied with a plain and common death: for he was hanged upon a tree. But neither could death extinguish his power, neither could that shame and reproach which he suffered amongst you, take away his honour. Therefore the calling of God continueth firm and stable. Therefore as the Apostles hit the priests in the teeth with that wickedness and heinous offence which they had committed: so they prevent by a granting to express the manner of the reproachful death which Christ suffered, least the authors of the wickedness triumph, as having gotten the victory.

Whom ye. In this member the apostles declare vnto them plainly thar they were the enemies of god, who wold haue the chief honor giuen thē as vnto the gouernours and prelates of the church. Whereupon it followeth that they are vnworthie euen of the smallest authoritie. Although there is also a preuention, being a token of boldnesse, when as hee speaketh of that thing boldly and freely, which they did account a shamefull thing to wit, least any part of Christs glory should seem to be diminished because hee suffered a slaunderous death vppon the crosse: as if it had beene saide, You haue slaine him: neither was your crueltie satisfied with a plaine and common death: for he was hanged vppon a tree. But neither could death extinguish his power, neither could that shame and reproch which he suffered amongst you, take away his honour. Therefore the calling of God continueth firme and stable. Therefore as the Apostles hit the priestes in the teeth with that wickednes and hainous offence which they had cōmitted: so they preuent by a graunting to expresse the manner of the reprochfull death which Christe suffered, least the authors of the wickednes triumph, as hauing gotten the victorie.