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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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Vers. 17 The text. ¶And the Lord had prepared a great Fish to swallow up Jonah: And Jonah was in the belly of the Fish, three days and three nights.
Ʋers. 17 The text. ¶And the Lorde had prepared a great Fysh to swalow vp Ionas: And Ionas was in the bellie of the Fysh, three dayes and three nights.
Calvin. The things which the Prophet here briefly mentioneth, it is our part more diligently to consider: For this is easily past over, when in few words we read that Jonah was swallowed up of one fish, and there remained for three days and three nights. But yet although Jonah neither amplifieth nor setteth out after a Rhetorical sort the things which we so slightly pass over, neither yet useth any bravery of words, but maketh mention thereof as of a common matter,1 yet let us see what the matter it self importeth Jonah is cast into the Sea: He was before this, not only the worshipper of the true God, but also a Prophet, and faithfully without doubt executed he his office. For God had not determined to send him to Nineveh, 2but because he had bestowed upon him some notable gifts: and knew also that he was sufficient to undertake so great and so weighty a burden. Seeing therefore that Jonah faithfully studied to worship God, and all his life to attend diligently upon him, and now yet is cast into the Sea, as unworthy of the day light, is rooted out from the company of men as unworthy of the vulgar and unaccustomed punishment, which other men sustain, but is cast (as it were) out of the world, that ⟨image 40⟩he might be deprived of the common elements, which punishment in time past as it is well known, was appointed unto parricides, or murderers of their Parents.
Caluin. THe things which the Prophet here briefely mencioneth, it is our part more diligently to consider: For this is easily past ouer, when in few words we read that Ionas was swallowed vp of one fish, and there remained for thrée daies and thrée nights. But yet although Ionas neither amplifieth nor setteth out after a Rhetorical sort the things which we so slightly passe ouer, neyther yet vseth any brauerye of words, but maketh mencion thereof as of a common matter,