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…

¹This alteration of Jonah therefore is unto us a noble spectacle of our profit, which the Lord always respecteth as often as he handleth those that be his, any thing sharply: For surely, otherwise cannot either the arrogance or rebellion, either the dullness or the slothfulness of this our flesh be tamed and reclaimed. Well: now also we know how Jonah gathered to him self such fortitude, even because he had by experience tried in the belly of the Fish, that even in the middest of a thousand deaths, there is yet in God help sufficient to recover health and safeguard. And because he knew that the extremities of death are in the government and hand of God, yea, though the whole world should rise against him, he is not stricken with fear, that for that, he should refuse the commandment of God. Therefore, how much the more any man perceiveth that God is favourable and beneficial unto him, so much the more courageously ought he to proceed in his office, and securely to commit his life and safeguard unto God, and constantly to overcome all the dangers of this world. Afterward he saith, That Nineveh was a great City, even, of three days journey. Some men labour much here to dissolve a doubt, where no cause is, and in loosing a knot where none is: because this seemeth to be absurd, that one City should contain in compass about, thirty of our Leagues, or thereabout. When as they therefore conceive in their mind a kind of absurdity, by and by they invent remedies, even that no man can so behold all the City, that he may view all the Lanes, all the Streets, and all public places, under three days: yea, they add also, that this should be understood, not that a man should run through the City, or swiftly should pass through it, but that slowly he should contemplate and behold it, and might stay in the high ways.

¹This alteration of Ionas therefore is vnto vs a noble spectacle of our profit, which the Lorde alwayes respecteth as often as he handleth those that be his, any thing sharplie: For surelie, otherwyse cannot eyther the arrogancie or rebellion, eyther the dulnesse or the slouthfulnesse of this our flesh be tamed and reclaymed. Well: nowe also we knowe howe Ionas gathered to him selfe such fortitude, euen because he had by experience tryed in the bellie of the Fysh, that euen in the middest of a thousande deathes, there is yet in God helpe sufficient to recouer health and safegarde. And because he knewe that the extremities of death are in the gouernment and hande of God, yea, though the whole world shoulde ryse against him, he is not stricken with feare, that for that, he shoulde refuse the commaundement of God. Therefore, howe much the more any man perceyueth that God is fauorable and beneficiall vnto him, so much the more couragiouslie ought he to procéede in his office, and securelie to commyt his lyfe and safegarde vnto God, and constantlie to ouercome all the daungers of this worlde. Afterwarde he sayth, That Nineueh was a great Citie, euen, of three daies iourney. Some men labour much here to dissolue a doubt, where no cause is, and in loseng a knotte where none is: because this seemeth to be absurde, that one Citie shoulde conteine in cōpasse about, thyrtie of our Leagues, or thereabout. When as they therfore conceyue in their minde a kinde of absurditie, by and by they inuent remedies, euen that no man can so beholde all the Citie, that he maye viewe all the Lanes, all the Stréetes, and all publique places, vnder thrée dayes: yea, they adde also, that this shoulde be vnsterstoode, not that a man shoulde runne through the Citie, or swyftlie shoulde passe through it, but that slowlie he shoulde contemplate and beholde it, and might staye in the hye wayes.