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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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❧The Prayer.
Grant almighty God, seeing thou once hast declared such a notable show of thy immeasurable power in thy servant Jonah, that when he was sunk down almost even unto the very hell, yet thou diddest erect him unto thee, and so with firm constancy didst sustain him, that he ceased not to pray and cry unto thee: grant (I say) that in the temptations, wherein it is necessary for us daily to be exercised, we may raise up aloft our minds unto thee, and again that we cease not to think that thou art at hand unto us, even when there appear manifest signs of thine anger toward us: And also grant that when our sins do thrust in them selves in our sight, which may cast us into desperation, that yet we may strive constantly and never depart from the hope of thy mercy, until we having ended all our strifes, may at the length freely and with open mouth give thanks to thee, and celebrate thy immensurable goodness, whereof we daily have experience, until we being led along through daily experiments, may come at the last into that blessed rest, which is laid up in heaven for us through Christ our Lord.
GRaūt almighty God, seeing thou once hast declared such a notable shewe of thy immeasurable power in thy seruant Ionas, that when he was sunke down almost euen vnto the verie hel, yet thou diddest erect him vnto thee, and so with fyrme constancie dydst sustaine him, that he ceased not to praye and crye vnto thee: graunt (I saye) that in the temptations, wherein it is necessarie for vs daylie to be exercised, we may rayse vp aloft our myndes vnto thee, and againe that we cease not to thinke that thou art at hand vnto vs, euen when there appeare manifest sygnes of thine anger towarde vs: And also graunt that when our sinnes do thrust in them selues in our syght, which maye cast vs into desperation, that yet we maye striue constantlie and neuer departe from the hope of thy mercie, vntyll wee hauing ended all our stryfes, maye at the lengthe freelie and with open mouth geue thankes to thee, and celebrate thy immensurable goodnesse, whereof we daylye haue experience, vntyll we being ledde along through daylie experimentes, maye come at the last into that blessed rest, which is layde vp in heauen for vs through Christe our Lorde.