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…

As much as concerneth the word, I have said, that interpreters have otherwise turned this place. For some say, If peradventure God may think upon us: Othersome again: If peradventure he gratify us. This word [Greek or Hebrew], properly is to shine. Now seeing it is here put in the conjugation Hit•pael, it signifieth, To show himself clear unto us. But this is a Metaphor much used in the Scriptures, that the face of God is dusky or observe, when he is not favourable unto us. Again, God maketh his face to shine, and appear clear unto us, when as in very deed he declareth that he is benevolous. Seeing that therefore this manner of speaking best agreeth, I marvel why other men seek strange interpretations. Afterward he addeth, Least we perish. Here the Shipmaster sufficiently declareth that he perceiveth the life of man to be put in the disposition of God, because he finally decreed that they must needs perish, except the Lord succour them. Therefore this intelligence or [Greek or Hebrew] ▪ that is, Anticipation is imprinted in the minds of all men, that God being angry and against us, we are miserable, and imminent destruction is at hand unto us: also the other Prolepsis, or presumption bringeth to pass in the hearts of men, that even so soon as the Lord hath looked back upon us, immediately his favour and good will bringeth safeguard unto us. In this place the holy ghost speaketh not, but a profane man. Further we see what manner of thing the ungodliness of the Shipmen is, yet by the instinct of Nature he uttereth this saying, and in this place there is no fiction: For God as I have already said, ⟨p. 15⟩wresteth from unbelievers, in necessity a certain confession, from the which willingly they would turn their backs.

Asmuch as concerneth the worde, I haue sayde, that interpreters haue otherwise turned this place. For some saye, Yf peraduenture God maie thinke vpon vs: Othersome againe: Yf peraduenture he gratifie vs. This worde 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, properlie is to shyne. Nowe seeing it is here put in the co•iugation Hit•pael, it signifieth, To shew himself cleere vnto vs. But this is a Metaphor much vsed in the Scriptures, that the face of God is duskie or obserue, when he is not fauourable vnto vs. Againe, God maketh his face to shyne, and appeare cleare vnto vs, when as in verie déede he declareth that he is beneuolous. Séeing that therefore this manner of speaking best agréeth, I maruayle why other men séeke strange interpretations. Afterwarde he addeth, Least we perish. Here the Shypmaister sufficiently declareth that he perceyueth the lyfe of man to be put in the disposition of God, because he finally decréede that they must needes perish, except the Lorde succour them. Therefore this intelligence or that is, Anticipacion is imprinted in the mindes of all men, that God being angrie and against vs, we are myserable, and imminent destruction is at hande vnto vs: also the other Prolepsis, or presumption bringeth to passe in the hartes of men, that euen so soone as the Lorde hath looked backe vpon vs, immediatlie his fauour and good wyll bringeth safegarde vnto vs. In this place the holy ghoste speaketh not, but a prophane man. Further we sée what manner of thing the vngodlinesse of the Shypmen is, yet by the instinct of Nature he vttereth this saying, and in this place there is no fiction: For God as I haue already sayde,