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…

11 By the grace of Jesus Christ. Peter compareth these two together as contrary the one to the other: to have hope in the grace of Christ, & to be under the yoke of the law. Which comparison doth greatly set out the justification of Christ, in as much as we gather thereby, that those are justified by faith, who being free and quit from the yoke of the law, seek for salvation in the grace of Jesus Christ. Furthermore, I said before that the yoke of the law is made of two cords. The former is, He which doth these things shall live in them. The other, Cursed is every one which doth not continue in all the commandments. Let us return unto the contrary member. If we cannot otherwise attain unto salvation by the grace of Christ, unless the yoke of the law be taken away, it followeth, that salvation is not placed in keeping the law, neither are those which believe in Christ subject to the curse of the law. For if he could be saved through grace, who is as yet in wrapped in the yoke of the law, then should Peters reasoning be but foolish, which is drawn from contraries, thus, We hope for salvation by the grace of Christ: therefore we are not under the yoke of the law. Unless there were a disagreement between the grace of Christ and the yoke of the law, Peter should deceive us.

11 By the grace of Iesus Christ. Peter compareth these two together as contrary the one to the other: to haue hope in the grace of Christ, & to be vnder the yoke of the law. Which comparison doth greatly set out the iustification of Christ, in as much as we gather thereby, that those are iustified by faith, who beeing free and quit from the yoke of the lawe, seeke for saluation in the grace of Iesus Christ. Furthermore, I said before that the yoke of the lawe is made of two coardes. The former is, He which doth these things shall liue in them. The other, Cursed is euery one which doth not continue in all the commaundements. Let vs returne vnto the contrarie member. If we cannot otherwise attaine vnto saluation by the grace of Christ, vnlesse the yoke of the lawe be taken away, it followeth, that saluation is not placed in keeping the law, neither are those which beleeue in Christ subiect to the curse of the lawe. For if he could be saued through grace, who is as yet in wrapped in the yoke of the lawe, then should Peters reasoning be but foolishe, which is drawen from contraries, thus, We hope for saluatiō by the grace of Christ: therfore we are not vnder the yoke of the lawe. Vnlesse ther were a disagreement between the grace of Christ and the yoke of the law, Peter should deceiue vs.