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…

And further the Prophet admonisheth here, that the multitude ⟨p. 12⟩of Gods was not hatched of late. For always men were prone to lying and vanity after the fall of Adam, we know what great corruption possesseth our minds, so that every one feigneth to him self horrible wonders. Seeing it is so, it is no marvel that superstitions have always ranged in the world, because the wit of man is the workhouse of all errors. And herehence again we may gather that which I touched of late, that nothing is more wicked, then to follow the motions of our flesh, because every one will cast him self further into error, yea without any impulsion of others, and sometime one draw another, even as it is customably seen. Now he addeth that: The vessels were cast forth. That is, the loadings of the ship, according as we see this to be the last refuge in shipwrecks, even that men for life sake do willingly spoil themselves of all their riches, and here also we see how precious mans life is to him, which sticketh not to strip him self naked of all his goods, least he should perish. Truly we flee poverty, and many purchase death unto them selves, because poverty is unto them intolerable. But, when they come into some extreme danger, always men prefer their own lives before all their riches. For what are all the goods of this world, but even a certain accident to our life? But Jonah to another purpose declareth the Ship to be unburdened, even that we may know that this was no common tempest, but when the Shipmen were even at deaths door, they used this last remedy. Now followeth that other member, which is: that Jonah descended into the sides of the Ship, or side, and Lay down and slept. There is no doubt but that Jonah sought some secret place before the tempest rose: When as therefore they loosed from the Haven Jonah departed into some secret corner, that he might sleep there. But this security in him was not excusable, for when he knew him self to be a fugitive from the face of the Lord, he ought therefore to have been tossed with continual ⟨image 21⟩terrors: yea, he himself ought to have been the exact or of his own care.

And further the Prophet admonisheth here, that the multitude ⟨p. 12⟩of Gods was not hatched of late. For alwayes men were prone to lying and vanitie after the fall of Adam, we know what great corruption possesseth our mindes, so that euery one faygneth to him selfe horrible wonders. Séeing it is so, it is no maruayle that superstitions haue alwayes raunged in the worlde, because the wytte of man is the workehouse of all errors. And herehence againe we may gather that which I touched of late, that nothing is more wicked, then to folowe the motions of our fleshe, because euerie one wyll cast him selfe further into error, yea without any impulsion of others, and sometime one drawe another, euen as it is customably séene. Nowe he addeth that: The vesselles were cast forth. That is, the loadings of the shyp, according as we sée this to be the last refuge in shypwracks, euen that men for lyfe sake doo wyllingly spoyle themselues of al theyr ritches, and here also we sée howe precious mans lyfe is to him, which sticketh not to strip him selfe naked of all his goodes, least he shoulde perishe. Truely we flée pouertie, and many purchase death vnto them selues, because pouerty is vnto them intollerable. But, whē they come into some extreame daunger, alwayes men preferre their owne lyues before all their rytches. For what are all the goodes of this worlde, but euen a certaine accident to our lyfe? But Ionas to another purpose declareth the Shyp to be vnburdened, euen that we maye knowe that this was no common tempest, but when the Shipmen were euen at deathes doore, they vsed this last remedie. Nowe foloweth that other member, which is: that Ionas descended into the sides of the Shippe, or syde, and Laie downe and slept. There is no doubte but that Ionas sought some secréete place before the tempest rose: When as therefore they losed from the Hauen Ionas departed into some secréete corner, that he might sléepe there. But this securitie in him was not excusable, for when he knew him selfe to be a fugitiue from the face of the Lorde, he ought therfore to haue bene tossed with continual