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…

21 Upon an appointed day. Luke saith that the men of Tyre and Sidon ⟨p. 287⟩had peace granted them, because this was the occasion of the kings oration, without doubt, that he might make them his underlings hereafter. The same history is extant in Josephus in his nineteenth book of Antiquities: save only that he calleth him every where Agrippa, whom Luke calleth Herod. It is to be thought that Agrippa was his proper name, & that he was called by none other name so long as he was a private man: but after that he was advanced to be a king, he took to himself princely dignity according to the name of his grandfather. Josephus & Luke agree together wonderfully in the thing it self, and in all circumstances. First they agree concerning the place. Josephus saith that his garment was embroidered with gold, on which when the sun beams light, it did glister again: & that this was the cause which moved the courtiers to call him a God: that he was suddenly wounded: also that there was seen an Owl, sitting upon a cord over his head, which cord did prognosticate his ruin. And he is so far from doubting that his sacrilegious pride was punished with this kind of punishment, that he saith that he confessed the same openly amidst his cruel torments, Behold me whom you call a God, I am enforced to finish my life most miserably. There is no mention made there of the peace made with those of Tyre & Sidon: but that he made and set forth plays in honour of Cesar. But it may be that the solemnity of the plays was appointed in respect of the peace concluded: which we know was a solemn thing.

21 Vpon an appointed day. Luke saith that the men of Tyrus and Sidon ⟨p. 287⟩had peace granted them, because this was the occasion of the kings oration, without doubt, that he might make them his vnderlings hereafter. The same history is extant in Iosephus in his nineteenth booke of Antiquities: saue only that he calleth him euery where Agrippa, whom Luke calleth Herod. It is to be thought that Agrippa was his proper name, & that he was called by none other name so long as he was a priuate man: but after that he was aduanced to be a king, he tooke to himself princely dignitie according to the name of his grandfather. Iosephus & Luke agree togither wonderfully in the thing it self, and in all circumstances. First they agree concerning the place. Iosephus saith that his garment was imbroidered with gold, on which when the sunne beames light, it did glister again: & that this was the cause which moued the courteours to call him a God: that he was sodainly wounded: also that there was seene an Owle, sitting vppon a cord ouer his head, which cord did prognosticate his ruine. And he is so far from doubting that his sacrilegious pride was punished with this kind of punishment, that he saith that he confessed the same openly amidst his cruel torments, Behold me whom you call a God, I am enforced to finish my life most miserablie. There is no mention made there of the peace made with those of Tyrus & Sidon: but that he made and set forth plaies in honour of Cesar. But it may be that the solemnitie of the plaies was appointed in respect of the peace concluded: which we know was a solemne thing.