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…

Therefore it cannot be but that flesh will judge that he is contrary to himself, but faith doth know that his words do agree well together amongst themselves, & with his works. And this is the purpose of God, to the end he may extend the sight of our faith the farther, to show his promises a far of, as it were a long place being put between. Therefore it is our duty to go toward & to strive to attain unto that salvation which is set before us through many straits, through divers lets, through long distance, through the midst of deeps, and finally, through death it self. Furthermore seeing that we see that the people which God had chosen, did serve the Egyptians, and was uncourteously afflicted, we must not be discouraged, if the like condition be prepared for us at this day. For it is no new thing, neither any unwonted thing, for the church of God to lie oppressed under tyranny, and to be as it were trodden under foot of the wicked.

Therfore it cannot be but that flesh will iudge that he is contrarie to himselfe, but faith doth know that his words do agree wel together amongst themselues, & with his works. And this is the purpose of God, to the end hee may extende the sight of our faith the farther, to shew his promises a far of, as it were a long place being put between. Therefore it is our dutie to goe toward & to stiue to attaine vnto that saluation which is set before vs through many straits, through diuers lets, through long distance, through the midst of deeps, and finally, through death it selfe. Furthermore seeing that wee see that the people which God had chosen, did serue the Egyptians, and was vncourteously afflicted, we must not bee discouraged, if the like condition be prepared for vs at this day. For it is no new thing, neither any vnwō ted thing, for the church of God to lie oppressed vnder tyrannie, and to be as it were troden vnder foot of the wicked.

7 The nation whom they shall serve. This judgement is joined with the deliverance of the people. For whereas God doth punish the cruelty and tyranny of the wicked Egyptians, he doeth that for his peoples sake, whom he took into his tuition, that it may be seen that he is the deliverer of his church. Therefore so often as we are unjustly afflicted by the wicked, let us remember that God is the judge of the world, who will let no injuries be unpunished: let every man thus think with himself, Seeing that I am under the tuition of God, who is the judge of the world, and to whom it belongeth to punish all injuries: