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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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Calvin. One thing escaped me in the third verse. Jonah said that the City Nineveh was a great City unto God. This manner of speaking is sufficiently used in the Scriptures. For the Hebrews call that Divine, or of God, what soever excelleth: so the Cedars, are called the Cedars of God, and Mountains of God, and Fields of God, if either in height or in any other gift they do excel. This City therefore is said to be Divine, for that in comparison of others, it was ⟨image 55⟩most famous. For this cause I would briefly touch this, because certain men very subtly, but very childishly almost, call it the City of God, because God took care for it, & in the which he would show such an example of conversion. But this kind of speaking is taken of the common manner: of speaking. But now I return to the text. Jonah saith that the Citizens of Nineveh believed the Lord: and hereby we gather that the Preaching of Jonah was not so short, but that first he foretold that he was the true Prophet of God, & that he did not rashly utter those things commanded: And then again we gather that Jonah so denounced destruction unto them that with all he showed that God was the revenger of all offences, & rebuked the Ninevites, and as it were cited them unto the judgement seat of God, showing unto them their guiltiness. For if he had simply spoken of punishment, this certainly could not prevail, but even to make the Ninevites […] a rise up against God. But when as their […] ••ults & guiltiness is set before them, but his means they acknowledge ye worthily they suffer punishment and this is a preparation to humility & repentance ••ch of these things is easily gathered out of this word, when as Jonah saith that the Ninevites beloved God▪ For unless the• had been persuaded that this commandment proceeded from heaven, what manner of faith had theirs been? Let us know therefore that Jonah so much foretold of his calling, that the Ninevites held for certainty that he was a celestial Preacher, and from hence came their faith. Again the Ninevites had never so believed God, to put upon them selves Sackcloth, but that they were admonished of their sins.
Caluin. ONe thing escaped me in the thirde verse. Ionas sayde that the Citie Nineueh was a great Citie vnto God. This manner of speaking is sufficientlie vsed in the Scriptures. For the Hebrewes call that Diuine, or of God, what soeuer excelleth: so the Ceders, are called the Ceders of God, and Mountaines of God, and Fieldes of God, if eyther in heigth or in any other gyfte they doo excell. This Citie therefore is sayde to be Diuine, for that in comparison of others, it was