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…

14 Furthermore, when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, renting their garments, they ran in into the press, crying: 15 And saying, Men, why do ye these things? We be also men subject to like miseries as you are, preaching to you that you turn from those vain things unto the living God, who hath made heaven and earth, and the sea, and whatsoever are in them. 16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Though he left not him self without witness doing good, giving to us from heaven rain and fruitful times, replenishing with food and gladness our hearts. 18 And when they had thus said, they scarce appeased the multitude, that they should do sacrifice to them.

14 Furthermore, when the Apostles Barnabas and Paul had hearde, renting their garments, they ran in into the prease, crying: 15 And saying, Men, why doe yee these things? Wee be also men subiect to like miseries as you are, preaching to you that you turne from those vaine thinges vnto the liuing God, who hath made heauen and earth, and the sea, and whatsoeuer are in them. 16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walke in their owne wayes. 17 Though he left not him selfe without witnesse doing good, giuing to vs from heauen rayne and fruitefull times, replenishing with foode and gladnesse our heartes. 18 And when they had thus said, they scarce appeased the multitude, that they should doe sacrifice to them.

14 When the Apostles had heard. In that Paul and Barnabas rent their garments and leap into the midst of the multitude, it appeareth thereby how zealous they were for the glory of God: being content only to speak to the people, they troubled the preparation of the sacrifice so much as they are able. It cometh to pass sometimes that even hypocrites refuse excessive honour: but they rather provoke the simple to give it them, with their feigned modesty. There was no such thing in Paul and Barnabas. For they declared both by words and also by all gesture of body, that they were so far from taking pleasure in that worship which the men of Lystra gave unto them, that they did utterly detest it. This is holy anger, wherewith the servants of God must be inflamed, so often as they see his glory profaned and overthrown by the sacrileges of men. And assuredly no man shall be able otherwise to serve God sincerely and faithfully, unless he put on that affection of jealousy, whereof Paul speaketh in the second Epistle to the Corinthians,