A17683:173
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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But they know not whether by their crying they profit any thing or no, they do repeat their prayers, but they know not whether their words vanish away in the air, or whether they come unto God. So doth the Shipmaster declare thus, he had a doubtful mind, saying, If peradventure, God be favourable unto us, Then also call upon thy God. If he had been certainly persuaded that he had called upon the true God, truly he had not tried this doubtful remedy. But now least any thing should remain untouched, he exhorteth Jonah, that if he had any God, he should also call upon him. We see therefore, that the goings about the bush are marvellous: where we keep not the right way. An hundred times shall men run round about heaven & earth, sooner, then attain unto God, except where the word shineth before them. And why so? Forsooth because, when as they have tried the way, then doth a frantic motion draw them to the contrary part, and they are carried hither and ⟨image 23⟩thither: thus: peradventure this shall be profitable unto me, because by this way, the matter prospered not, I will try another way. God therefore thus taketh vengeance upon unbelieving men, because they hold not the right way. He showeth further how great madness it is, where men let loose the rain to their own affections, and can not submit them selves to the celestial doctrine.
But they knowe not whether by theyr crying they profite any thing or no, they do repete their prayers, but they know not whether their wordes vanish away in the ayre, or whether they come vnto God. So doth the Shypmaister declare thus, he had a doubtful minde, saying, Yf peraduenture, God be fauourable vnto vs, Then also call vpon thy God. If he had bene certainely perswaded that he had called vpon the true God, truely he had not tryed this doubtfull remedie. But nowe least any thing shoulde remaine vntouched, he exhorteth Ionas, that if he had any God, he shoulde also call vpon him. We sée therefore, that the goings about the bush are maruaylous: where we kéepe not the right waye. An hundred tymes shall men runne rounde about heauen & earth, sooner, then attaine vnto God, except where the worde shyneth before them. And why so? Forsooth because, when as they haue tryed the waye, then doth a frantike motion draw them to the contrarie parte, and they are caryed hyther and ⟨image 23⟩thether: thus: peraduenture this shalbe profitable vnto me, because by this waye, the matter prospered not, I wyll trye another way. God therefore thus taketh vengeaunce vpon vnbeléeuing men, because they holde not the right waye. He sheweth further howe great madnesse it is, where men let loose the rayne to their owne affections, and can not submitte them selues to the celestiall doctrine.