And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.”
15. God hath made clean. He speaketh of meats; but this sentence must be extended unto all parts of the life. It is word for word, That which God hath made clean, do not thou make profane; but the sense is, It is not for us to allow or condemn any thing; but as we stand and fall by the judgment of God alone, so...
Cornelius had received positive orders from heaven to send for Peter, whom otherwise he had not heard of, or at least not heeded; but here is another difficulty that lies in the way of bringing them together - the question is whether Peter will come to Cornelius when he is sent for; not as if he thought it below him to come at a beck...
Commenting on Acts 10:9-18
And the voice spake unto him again the second time,.... The following words, what God hath cleansed; that is, hath pronounced clean and lawful to be used, as he now had all sorts of food, Mat 15:11. that call not thou common; or pronounce it to be unholy or unclean, and unlawful to be used: and the same holds good of men, as well as...