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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 .3. Chap.
vers. 1 The text. ¶And the word of the Lord came the second time to Jonah, saying. vers. 2 Arise and go to Nineveh into that great City, and preach unto it the preaching which I command thee.
vers. 1 The text. ¶And the worde of the Lorde came the seconde tyme to Ionas, saying. vers. 2 Aryse and goe to Nineueh into that great Cittie, and preache vnto it the preaching which I commaunde thee.
Calvin. Here is a notable example of the grace of God set forth unto us, in that he vouchsafed to receive Jonah into his former degree & honour, for he was unworthy to live. But God not only restored him to life, but again adorned & beautified him with the office and title of a Prophet. This as I have said Jonah got not, but by the rare and singular grace of God. For when he first fled, and showed himself disobedient, he deprived him self after a sort, of all favour of God: that he therefore recovered the office of a Prophet, for certainty came not to pass by his Desert. This is to be noted in the first place, when it is said, That the word of God, came the second time. 1And now the manner of speaking is to be marked, because, diverse ways is the word of God directed unto men. For God speaketh to every one of us: but he speaketh after a special manner unto the Prophets, whom he will have to be Preachers and witnesses of his will. Therefore as often as God placeth any man in any particular office, he is said to direct his word unto him: even as the word of God is directed to the Magistrates, when as they are bidden to exercise the authority committed unto them. So also the word of the Lord always came unto the Prophets, because it was not lawful for them to intrude them selves; unless they were ⟨image 52⟩