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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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vers. 3 The text. ¶And Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh according to ⟨p. 43⟩the word of the Lord: Now Nineveh was a great City* of God, of three days journey.
vers. 3 The text. ¶And Ionas arose, and went to Nineueh according to ⟨p. 43⟩the worde of the Lorde: Nowe Nineueh was a great Citie* of God, of three dayes iourney.
- *Hebrews. To God: Meaning yt it was an excellent City, using the phrase of the Hebrews, which call all excellent things Divine, or things of God. Calvin.Hebrues. To God: Meaning yt it was an excellent Citie, vsing the phrase of the Hebrewes, which call all excellent things Diuine, or thinges of God. Caluin.
When Jonah mentioneth that he took his journey to come to Nineveh, according to the commandment of God: First of all here he showeth (as I have said already) how great the power and efficacy of faith is. For although Jonah casteth in him self the greatness and pride of the City Nineveh, yet of so great courage is he, that he forgetteth that he is but one man, obscure and unarmed: but by and by he taketh to himself those weapons which might beat down all the power of the world, because he knoweth that he is sent from God. He set God on his side, whom he knoweth to be the author of his calling. And hereby cometh it to pass, that with an high and unfearful mind he despiseth all the glory of the City Nineveh. Whereby we see that John said truly, that our victory consisteth in faith,1