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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. 6. ¶And the ship master came unto him, and said unto him: what meanest thou O thou sleeper? Arise, cry unto thy God, if peradventure God may show him self peaceable toward us other turn it, do think upon us, or gratify us, and we perish not.
The text. Ʋers. 6. ¶And the shipe maister came vnto him, and sayd vnto him: what meanest thou O thou sleeper? Arise, crie vnto thy God, if peraduenture God may shew him selfe peaceable towarde vs other turne it, doo thinke vpon vs, or gratifie vs, and we perishe not.
Calvin. Here Jonah declareth that he was rebuked of the governor or Master of the ship; because he only slept, when all others were heavy and fearful, what meanest thou (saith he) O sleeper? It is not to be doubted, but that reproachfully the Shipmaster cast in the teeth of Jonah his drowsiness. But he moreover chideth him for that he almost wanted all sense, and memory: What meanest thou, O sleeper, said he? seeing that thou seest all others to be at their wits end with fear, how canst thou sleep? is not this against nature? Arise, therefore, and call upon thy God. We see commonly licentiousness to be so tolerated, where there is no certain rule of faith, that every man may decline hither or thither. Whereby it cometh to pass that the Shipmaster saith unto Jonah, Call upon thy God: He urgeth him to the certain rule? even for that this was an usual thing in all ages, that men were content with a certain general apprehension: but yet remain after that according to his own will, feigned or invented his own God. For neither, as I was wont to say, could it otherwise be, where men are not retained within some sacred band. All men agree to this principle, that there is some God: and again, that there must not any dead Idol be invented, but that the world is governed by the providence and power of God: and that salvation is of him to be required: this is received by the general consent of all men. But when they come unto the forms & specialties themselves, then every man vanisheth away: how that God is to be sought, they know not. Therefore every man here usurpeth liberty, saying: This ⟨image 22⟩