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…

He saith that, The earth with her bars was about him. By this manner of speech he giveth us to understand, that he was even so shut up, as if the whole earth were like a gate. We know what manner of bars, the bars of the earth be, if we will grant bars unto it. For if a gate be quite shut up by bars, we know what and how great is the portion of the earth. And if we imagine the earth to be the gate, what manner of bars must there be. It is even thereafter therefore, as if Jonah should say, that he was forbidden this vital life, even as if the earth were set against him, he should not escape out to the sight of the Sun. The earth (therefore, saith he) was opposite unto me, and that for ever. Afterward, her cometh to thanksgiving, saying: But thou O Lord God hast made my life to ascend out of the pit. After that Jonah had used a long description, that he might declare that he was not once dead only, but with many and diverse deaths oppressed: here now he addeth a thanksgiving, because he was delivered by the Lord. Thou (saith he) O Lord my God hast caused my life to ascend. Now again he confirmeth ⟨p. 37⟩that which I have once already said, even that he poured not out frivolous prayers unto God, but that he prayed with a serious affection of faith. For he would never have called the Lord, his God, but that he was so persuaded of the fatherly love of God, that he might hope for certain and sure salvation at his hands. Therefore he saith, Thou O Lord my God (he saith not, hast delivered me) but, hast brought my life out of the grave, or pit. Jonah therefore here being revived, testifieth, that he was by the help of God, not only delivered from extreme danger, but was raised up from the dead, by a certain form of resurrection. Hither therefore appertaineth this saying, when he sayeth, that his life was brought out of the Sepulchre, or from very corruption it self. It followeth.

He sayth that, The earth with her barres was about him. By this manner of speach he geueth vs to vnderstande, that he was euen so shutte vp, as if the whole earth were lyke a gate. We knowe what manner of barres, the barres of the earth be, if we will graunt barres vnto it. For if a gate be quite shutte vp by barres, we knowe what and howe great is the portion of the earth. And if we imagine the earth to be the gate, what manner of barres must there be. It is euen therafter therfore, as if Ionas should say, that he was forbidden this vital lyfe, euen as if ye earth were set against him, he shoulde not escape out to the sight of the Sunne. The earth (therfore, sayth he) was opposite vnto me, and that for euer. Afterward, her cōmeth to thanksgeuing, saying: But thou O Lorde God hast made my life to ascend out of the pitte. After that Ionas had vsed a long description, that he might declare yt he was not once dead onely, but with many and diuerse deaths oppressed: here nowe he addeth a thanksgeuing, because he was deliuered by the Lorde. Thou (sayth he) O Lorde my God hast caused my life to ascende. Nowe againe he confirmeth