A17683:231
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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Now he also declareth that he prayed not in vain: for that he might the more amply set out the grace of God, he saith: out of the belly of the grave: He put this word, Affliction, in the first member of the verse, but here more clearly doth he express how notable and worthy of memory was the benefit of God, that he escaped safe out of the belly of the Whale, because the same belly of the fish was as the belly of the grave. Schol the Hebrews call the grave,1 of the corruption that is therein. And the Latin interpreter almost in every place hath translated it, Hell: and sometime Schol is taken for Hell it self: of the estate of the reprobates, whereby they perceive themselves condemned in the sight of God, but more often is it taken for the grave, which since I gladly in this place keep, even that the fish was like the grave. But ⟨image 43⟩he signifieth that he was so enclosed in the grave: that there appeared no way out. What is the belly of the grave? even the most inward and deepest part of the grave. And when Jonah was in this state and case he saith: that he was heard of the Lord. And here again it is expedient to repeat that which I lately touched, even: that Jonah although in most grievous tentation, was not so oppressed, but that his prayer escaped into the presence of God. He prayed therefore, and not simply prayed but he also expresseth his vehemency and affection when he saith that he cried, and made a strong noise, and it is no doubt, but that very necessity wrested from Jonah grievous complaints. But how so the matter •e? he howled not, as the unbelievers are wont, who feel their sins, and sufficiently complain, but yet they pour out vain bellowings to no purpose Jonah here discerneth himself from them, saying that he cried and called unto God. Now it followeth.
Now he also declareth that he prayed not in vayne: for that he might the more amply set out the grace of God, he saith: out of the belly of the graue: He put this word, Affliction, in the first member of the verse, but here more clerely doth he expresse how notable and worthy of memory was the benefit of God, that he escaped safe out of the belly of the Whale, because the same belly of the fishe was as the belly of the graue. Schol the Hebrewes cal the graue,1