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…

17 That those which remain may seek. James added this word seek▪ by way of exposition, which is not found nor read in the prophet: & yet it is not superfluous: because to the end we may be numbered among the people of god, & that he may take us for his own, we must on the other side be encouraged to seek him. And it is to be thought that Luke did summarily comprehend those things whereof James did dispute in his own language among the Jews: whereby it came to pass that the exposition of the matter was mixed with the words of the prophet. In steed of the relics of the Gentiles which Amos useth, Luke out of the Greek translation (which was more familiar) putteth the rest of the men in the same sense: to wit, that there must go before the purging of the filthiness of the world, a cutting, pruning, or paring as it came to pass. And this doctrine must be also applied unto our time. For because the corruption of the world is worse, than that it can be wholly brought to obey Christ, he bloweth away with divers fans of tribulations the chaff and weeds, that he may at length gather unto himself that which shall remain.

17 That those which remain may seek. Iames added this word seek▪ by way of exposition, which is not found nor read in the prophet: & yet it is not superfluous: because to the end wee may be numbred among the people of god, & that he may take vs for his owne, we must on the otherside be incouraged to seek him. And it is to be thought that Luke did summarily cōprehend those things wherof Iames did dispute in his owne language among the Iewes: wherby it came to passe that the expositiō of the matter was mixed with the words of the prophet. In steed of the reliques of the Gētiles which Amos vseth, Luke out of the Greek translatiō (which was more familiar) putteth the rest of the men in the same sense: to wit, that ther must go before the purging of the filthines of the world, a cutting, pruning, or paring as it came to passe. And this doctrine must be also applied vnto our time. For because the corruption of the worlde is worse, thē that it can be wholy brought to obey Christ, he bloweth away with diuers fannes of tribulations the chaff and weedes, that he may at length gather vnto himself that which shall remaine.