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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
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The text. Vers. 5. ¶And the Shipmen feared, and cried out every man unto his God, and they cast forth the vessels, which were in the Ship, into the sea, that the Ship might be lightened of them. But Jonah went down into the sides of the Ship, and laid him down, and slept.
The text. Ʋers. 5. ¶And the Shypmen feared, and cried out euerie man vnto his God, and they cast forth the vessels, which were in the Shyp, into the sea, that the Shyp might be lyghtened of them. But Ionas went downe into the sides of the Shyp, and layd him downe, and slept.
Calvin. This Narration is not frivolous, while Jonah here in order followeth so many circumstances, for that, as we shall see anon, he would make manifest his sluggishness, and set it out before our eyes in the right colours thereof: But this comparison which lieth hidden in the circumstances, ⟨p. 10⟩doth make much notable the careless, yea almost, brutish security of Jonah. First he saith, That the shipmen feared, then that they cried, even, every one of them to his God: and that they cast out also into the sea the loading of the ship. When they therefore were all thus careful, was not this a monstrous thing, that Jonah for whom the Sea was troubled, thus doth sleep? Some are diligent and careful, they ran about the ship, they spoil themselves of all their riches, to the intent they might safe come to the haven, for they had rather make them selves destitute and naked of all their goods, then to perish: and eke they cry to their Gods. But that Jonah made none account of these things, yea that sluggishly he lieth, whence cometh so great negligence, but that not only he was in a dead sleep, but that he seemeth deprived both of all reason and sense? it is no doubt therefore but Jonah for this respect reckoneth up so many circumstances, he saith, The shipmen feared, and we know that Mariners are not accustomed to be terrified with small and usual storms: for they are a hard kind of men: and are the less fearful for that they daily see diverse motions in the air. When as therefore he saith, that the shipmen feared: here hence we gather that it was no mean tempest, which so terrified them, being men by long use and experience accustomed to all kind of storms. Well, they then which before were hardened, were now stricken with fear. After that he addeth that, Every one cried unto his God. Jonah certainly should not have slept so soundly, but might have waked himself almost every moment. For he carried in his hart his own tormentor, when he perceived himself to be a fugitive. For we have spoken before, that it was no light offence, that Jonah conveyed himself from the face of God, contemned his calling, and as much as in him lay, caste of the yoke, that he would not obey God. When as therefore Jonah of so great wickedness was guilty in his own mind: ought he not being a sleep to tremble & fear?