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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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But Jonah here setteth God before his eyes, I am cast away (saith he) from thy sight. He doth not expostulate or debate the ⟨image 45⟩matter with God, but declareth that he yet doth seek God, howsoever he thinketh that he is far cast off. And then he addeth. At the least I will see yet again thy holy temple. Whereas he speaketh of the Temple, there is no doubt but that he set before him the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as the substance of faith. For when he was abjected, he gathered together all those things which might seem to be able to establish and erect his hope: For he was Circumcised; he was a worshipper of God according to knowledge, he was brought up in the law, he was exercised in sacrifices: under the name of the temple therefore, he comprehendeth all these things briefly we see therefore how he animateth himself in extreme danger and necessity.1 And this admonition is profitable for while we see all passage or entrance unto God to be shut up against us, there is nothing more profitable then to call to mind, that yet from our first infancy he hath adopted us, and again that he manifested his grace with many signs chiefly that he hath called us by the gospel into the society of his only begotten son who is the life and salvation: and again that he hath confirmed this grace both by baptism, and the supper of the Lord. When as therefore these things shall come in mind, we shall be able to break through all impediments by our faith. Now let us goo on.
But Ionas here setteth God before his eyes, I am cast away (sayth he) from thy sight. He doth not expostulat or debate the ⟨image 45⟩matter with God, but declareth that he yet doth séeke God, howsoeuer he thinketh that he is farre cast off. And then he addeth. At the least I will see yet againe thy holy temple. Wheras he speaketh of the Temple, there is no doubt but that he set before him the Temple of God in Ierusalem, as the substaunce of fayth. For when he was abiected, he gathered together all those things which might séeme to be able to establishe and erecte his hope: For he was Circumcised; he was a worshipper of God according to knowledge, he was brought vp in the lawe, he was exercised in sacrifices: vnder the name of the temple therefore, he comprehendeth al these things briefly we sée therefore how he animateth himselfe in extreme daunger and necessity.