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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 superstitious men do think that they profit much while they labour in their inventions: but we see what the holy ghost by the mouth of Jonah here pronounceth: even as the Lord him self also said by Jeremiah: They have forsaken me the fountain of living water, 1and have digged them selves pits, yea broken pits that can hold no water. &c. God there complaineth of the elect people, which turned unto wicked superstitions. When as therefore men wander out of the word of God, they do after a sort drive away God him self from them, or bid him adieu. And so it cometh to pass, that they are deprived of all good things, because, beside God, there is no hope or salvation found. Very notably therefore Jonah addeth immediately: But I in the voice of praise will sacrifice unto thee. As if he should say: sith that men do cast forth them selves into exile, at what time they addict them selves to their errors, therefore unto thee only O Lord will I sacrifice. All this is diligently to be marked of us: for as our wits or dispositions are prone unto lies and vanities, easily at the first every superstition will carry us away, unless we be kept in with this hand, even that we be surely persuaded, that perfect salvation and whatsoever help or aid is to be looked for, doth rest in God alone. And when this is well & throughly printed in our hearts, then shall not true Religion easily depart from us: although Satan on every side lay his deceitful snares for us, yet shall we continue in the true & right Religion of God. And so much the more diligently is this place to be marked, for that Jonah here would confirm him self in the right course of piety. For he perceived that he was, as all mortal men are, prone to like of lying vanities, unless he should animate him self unto constancy. And he confirmeth him self, when he pronounceth whatsoever superstition men do invent to be the deprivation from chief felicity, from life and salvation. And hereby it cometh to pass that we do abhor all error, if we be persuaded that ⟨image 50⟩we leave the true God and together with him cast away from us our salvation and whatsoever good thing may be wished, when we obey not his word. I will, therefore, sacrifice unto thee with the voice of praise, saith Jonah.
But superstitious men doo thinke that they profite much whyle they labour in their inuentions: but we sée what the holie ghost by the mouth of Ionas here pronounceth: euen as the Lorde him selfe also sayde by Ieremy: They haue forsaken me the fountaine of liuing water,