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…

Who did eat. And here it appeareth what great regard Christ had of our rudeness and ignorance, who did abase himself so far for our sake, that when he was now endowed with heavenly glory, he did yet notwithstanding eat and drink as a mortal man. Wherefore there is no cause why we should complain that the resurrection of Christ is obscure and doubtful. For he suffered his disciples to be slow and hard of belief for this cause, that being better confirmed, they might take from us all occasion of doubting. Yea rather we must endeavour our selves that our unworthiness and unthankfulness do not darken so great kindness of the son of God toward us. But when as the scripture saith that Christ did eat, curious men move a question, what became of that meat? But the answer is easy: that like as it was created of nothing, so was it easily brought to nothing by the divine power of Christ. That meat which is taken for the sustenance of the body, is concoct and afterward digested: but we know that Christ took this meat to feed our faith, and in this use was it spent. And those men are deceived who think that Christ did only seem to eat. For what good could such a visor or vain show have done. For when as we say that Christ was not enforced with any necessity of his own to eat, but that he meant only to provide for those that were his, all occasion is cut off from the frivolous inventions of men.

Who did eate. And here it appeareth what great regard Christ had of our rudenesse and ignorance, who did abase himselfe so farre for our sake, that when he was now endewed with heauenly glorie, hee did yet notwithstanding eate and drinke as a mortall man. Wherefore there is no cause why wee shoulde complaine that the resurrection of Christ is obscure and doubtfull. For he suffered his disciples to be slow and hard of beliefe for this cause, that being better confirmed, they might take from vs all occasion of doubting. Yea rather wee must indeuour our selues that our vnworthinesse and vnthankfulnesse doe not darken so great kindnesse of the sonne of God toward vs. But when as the scripture saith that Christ did eate, curious men moue a question, what became of that meate? But the answere is easie: that like as it was created of nothing, so was it easily brought to nothing by the diuine power of Christ. That meate which is taken for the sustenance of the bodie, is concoct and afterward digested: but wee knowe that Christ tooke this meate to feede our faith, and in this vse was it spent. And those men are deceiued who thinke that Christ did onely seeme to eate. For what good coulde such a visure or vaine shewe haue done. For when as wee say that Christ was not enforced with any necessitie of his owne to eate, but that hee meant onelie to prouide for those that were his, all occasion is cutte off from the friuolous inuentions of men.