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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 these are childish excuses, for if we will believe profane, writers, Nineveh certainly was of that greatness, which is here spoken of by Jonah. For they say that it was ⟨p. 44⟩400 Furlongs broad.1 Now we know what space four hundred furlongs contain: when we know that a Furlong containeth a hundred twenty and five paces, therefore eight furlongs make a mile. Now then if a man count he shall find in an hundred furlongs, twelve miles, there are therefore in 400. Furlongs 48. miles. Very well therefore agreeth this with the testimony of Jonah. Again also Diodor and Herodot do say that there were in the compass of the city 1500. Towers. Seeing therefore this was so, certainly the city could not be less, then here is by Jonah declared. If these things seem to pass common credit, yet writers made not this of nothing. For admit that many false things are found in Diodore and Herodot: yet as touching those cities certainly they durst not lye. For Babylon as then stood, in the sight of all men, the ruinous places of Nineveh, also stood, although long before it were overthrown:2 Again we shall see also about the end of the book, that the City was so great and populous that in it there were an hundred and twenty thousand children. Who so therefore will not receive the testimony of Jonah, let him feed himself with the lies of the devil. For when as there were in it so many children, what now resteth but that we may say that very great was the circuit of the city? But that which a little after followeth seemeth to be contrary to this. For Jonah saith that when he entered into the city, he finished in one day the course of the city, and preached: the answer is easy, that as soon as he entered into the City, & began to publish the commandment of God. Immediately there followed some conversion: therefore Jonah signifieth not that in one day he passed through the whole city. But in the first day he converted unto him part of the city: and then he ceased not to exhort all men to repentance and so followed the conversion of the whole City, but not in the second nor yet in the third day as we may sufficiently gather. Now let us go on to the rest.
But these are childishe excuses, for if we will beléeue prophane, wryters, Nineueh certainly was of that greatnesse, which is here spoken of by Ionas. For they say that it was