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…

9 And he put no difference. There was in deed some difference, because the Gentiles who were uncircumcised were suddenly admitted unto the covenant of eternal life: where as the Jews were prepared by circumcision unto faith. But Peters meaning is, that they were both chosen together by God unto the hope of the same inheritance, and ⟨p. 359⟩that they were extolled into the like degree of honour, that they might be the children of God & members of Christ, and finally the holy seed of Abraham, a priestly and princely generation. Whereupon it followeth that they cannot without sacrilege be counted unclean,¹ sithence God hath chosen them to be a peculiar people, and hath consecrated them to be holy vessels of his temple. For the wall of separation being pulled down whereby the Gentiles and Jews were divided among themselves, he hath joined the Gentiles to the Jews, that they might grow together into one body: and that I may so say, he hath mixed circumcision and uncircumcision together, that as well those of the household as strangers may be one in Christ, and may make one Church: and that there may not be any longer either Jew or Grecian.

9 And he put no difference. There was in deede some difference, because the Gentiles who were vncircumcised were sodainely admitted vnto the couenant of eternall life: where as the Iewes were prepared by circumcision vnto faith. But Peters meaning is, that they were both chosen togither by God vnto the hope of the same inheritance, and ⟨p. 359⟩that they were extolled into the like degree of honour, that they might be the children of God & members of Christ, and finally the holy seede of Abraham, a priestly and princely generation. Whereupon it followeth that they cannot without sacrilege be counted vncleane,¹ sithence God hath chosen them to bee a peculiar people, and hath consecrated them to be holy vessels of his temple. For the wall of seperation being pulled downe whereby the Gentiles and Iewes were diuided among themselues, hee hath ioyned the Gentiles to the Iewes, that they might growe togither into one bodie: and that I may so saie, hee hath mixed circumcision and vncircumcision togither, that as well those of the householde as straungers may bee one in Christ, and may make one Church: and that there may not be any longer either Iew or Grecian.