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The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of…The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of…
The lectures or daily sermons, of that reverend divine, D. John Calvin, pastor of the Church of God in Geneva, upon the prophet Jonah, by N.B. student in Divinity. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. John, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of the Church of God in Geneua, vpon the prophet Ionas, by N.B. student in Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. Iohn, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.
London: printed by J. Charlewood for Edward White, 1578
Title page typeset from the transcription.
❧ Doctor John Calvin upon the Prophet Jonah.❧ Doctour John Caluine vpon the Prophet Jonas.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
❧ Doctor John Calvin upon the Prophet Jonah.
❧ Doctour John Caluine vpon the Prophet Jonas.
The prayer that Master Calvin used at the beginning of his Lectures.
The prayer that Maister Caluine vsed at the beginning of his Lectures.
❧ The Lord grant unto us to be occupied in the Mysteries of his heavenly wisdom, with true increase of Religion unto his glory; and our edifying. Amen.
❧ The Lorde graunt vnto vs to be occupied in the Mysteries of his heauenlie wisedome, with true increase of Religion vnto his glorie; and our edifying. Amen.
What time Jonah exercised the office of a teacher, may after a sort be gathered out of the 14. Chapter of the second Book of the Kings. For certain it is that this was he, whom the holy scripture in that place doth name: because expressly he is called the son of Amittai. For there it is said that Jeroboam the son of Joas enlarged the bounds of the kingdom, from the entrance into Hemath, unto the Sea of the wilderness, according to the word of Jonah the servant of God, the son of Amittai, which was borne in Geth. It followeth therefore, that then or a little before, this Jonah prophesied. And certain it is, that not only was he sent unto the Ninevites, but among the people of Israel also he held the room of a Prophet or Teacher. And the same thing which I say, seemeth he to grant at the beginning of this Book, even that he was an ordinary Prophet in Israel, because he beginneth with a Conjunction copulative. &c. saying: And the word of the Lord came to Jonah. So also sometime speaketh the holy Chose: But I do not doubt