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…

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:¹ those shall not escape his hand who trouble me now. There is the like place in Deut. 32. Where god saith, that vengeance is his. Whence Paul gathereth that we must give place to wrath: as if he should say, that this ought to serve to reform impatience, & to bridle our evil affections, in that god promiseth that he will revenge. For he which revengeth himself, doth take Gods office from him. And let us still remember that which I have already said, that God is touched with an especial care to revenge injuries done to his children, as it is in the Psalm, Hurt not mine anointed, and be not trouble some to my prophets.

7 The nation whom they shall serue. This iudgement is ioyned with the deliuerance of the people. For whereas God doth punish the crueltie and tyrannie of the wicked Egyptians, he doeth that for his peoples sake, whom he tooke into his tuition, that it may be seene that he is the deliuerer of his church. Therefore so often as wee are vniustly afflicted by the wicked, let vs remember that God is the iudge of the world, who wil let no iniuries be vnpunished: let euery mā thus think with himself, Seing that I am vnder the tuition of God, who is the iudge of the world, and to whom it belongeth to punish all iniuries:¹ those shall not escape his hand who trouble me now. There is the like place in Deut. 32. Where god saith, that vengeāce is his. Whēce Paul gathereth that we must giue place to wrath: as if he should say, that this ought to serue to reform impatience, & to bridle our euil affectiōs, in that god promiseth that he wil reuenge. For he which reuengeth himselfe, doth take Gods office from him. And let vs still remember that which I haue alreadie said, that God is touched with an especial care to reuenge iniuries done to his childrē, as it is in the Psalme, Hurt not mine annointed, and be not trouble some to my prophetes.