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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. 4 The text. ¶ And Jonah began to enter into the City one days Journey and cried and said, yet there be forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed.
vers. 4 The text. ¶ And Ionas beganne to enter into the Citie one daies Iourneie and cried and sayd, yet there be forty daies and Nineueh shalbe destroyed.
Calvin. Here Jonah prosecuteth that which he had said before in one word, even that he came to Nineveh according to the commandment of the Lord. Where he declareth how faithfully he executed the offices enjoined him, and so obeyed the word of God. Jonah therefore came and began to enter into the city and to preach the first day. This celerity showeth more how easy Jonah was to be taught, and how greatly he studied to perform his duty unto God. For if any fear had as yet been in his mind, he might have looked upon the city as careful and doubtful men do▪ which enquire: what is the condition of the place, what are the dispositions of the men, and what easy access unto them there is, and what order is most fit to take, and where is least danger. Jonah therefore if as yet he had been hindered, by the cogitations of the flesh, he might have stayed a three or four days, and then begin to execute the office of a Prophet. Well: this doth not he, but he entereth the city and crieth. Here we see how prompt and ready he was unto obedience, who before would pass the Seas to escape from the Lord: but now he taketh to himself not a moment of time to deliberate, but even at the gate he began to testify that for this cause he came even that he might obey God. We see therefore how vehemently these words are to be read, the discourse truly is very plain: Jonah here setteth not down any colours of Rhetoric, neither decketh he his entrance into the city with any pompous glory of speech. Jonah (saith he) entered the city: He which is not fully exercised in the scriptures will say that this is a very could speech, but when we weigh these circumstances we see that this simple speech hath in it more vehemency ⟨p. 45⟩then all the po•pes of the Rhetoricians, Well he entered the City, One days journey and cried, and said. When he sayeth, that he spake, crying, he again describeth the confidence of his mind, even that he ept not like a Sayle, as men in dangerous matters are woon go forward, edete, very softly & charity. He saith, that he cried. This liberty that he used, declareth that he was void of all fear, & […] endued with such a spirit of fortitude, that it lifted him above all the impediments of the world. And with all this is to be called to mind, how […] hateful his message was.