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…

48 And when the Gentiles heard. The matter of the Gentiles joy was this, when they heard, that they were not called to salvation at a sudden as if this had not bin decreed before by God, but that that is now at length fulfilled, which was foretold many years before. For doubtless it was no small confirmation of their faith, because salvation was promised to them by the coming of Christ, whereby it did also come to pass, that they did with more earnest desire & reverence embrace the Gospel. To ⟨p. 326⟩glorify the word of God may be expounded two manner of ways, either that they did confess that it was true which was prophesied by Isaiah, or that they embraced the doctrine which was set before them, with faith. Assuredly there is a full subscription noted our, because they dispute or doubt no longer so soon as they saw that Paul had gotten the victory. And surely we do then honour the word of God as we ought, when we submit our selves obediently to it by faith: as it cannot be more grievously blasphemed then when men refuse to believe it. And here we see how the Gentiles were not hindered by that stubbornness which they saw in the Jews, from giving their name to Christ. With like courage must we despise and tread underfoot the pride of the wicked, when by their obstinacy they study to stop the way before us.

48 And when the Gentiles heard. The matter of the Gentiles ioy was this, when they heard, that they were not called to saluation at a sodain as if this had not bin decreed before by God, but that that is nowe at length fulfilled, which was foretold many yeeres before. For doublesse it was no smal confirmation of their faith, because saluation was promised to thē by the comming of Christ, whereby it did also come to passe, that they did with more earnest desire & reuerence embrace the Gospel. To ⟨p. 326⟩glorifie the word of God may be expounded two maner of waies, either that they did cōfesse that it was true which was prophecied by Isaias, or that they imbraced the doctrine which was set before them, with faith. Assuredly there is a full subscription noted our, because they dispute or doubt no longer so soone as they saw that Paul had gotten the victorie. And surelie we do then honor the woord of God as we ought, when wee submit our selues obedientlie to it by faith: as it cānot be more grieuously blasphemed then when men refuse to beleue it. And here we see how the Gentiles were not hindered by that stubbernesse which they saw in the Iewes, from giuing their name to Christ. With like courage must we despise and tread vnderfoot the pride of the wicked, when by their obstinacie they studie to stop the waie before vs.