A17683:280
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. IT is doubtful whether Jonah certain days preached, before it was known to the King, this is truly the more received opinion: For the Interpreters do so expound this verse, where it is said that the speech was brought unto the King, as though the King had understood that the whole City was on a roar, and moved with the preaching of Jonah: but the words admit a contrary sense and exposition, even that the speech of Jonah by and by came to the Kings ears, and I rather incline to this exposition and judgement. For Jonah seemeth exegetically or expositinally to show how the Ninevites put on Sackcloth. This he spake briefly, vers. 5. and now he uttereth the same more largely. And we know that this order is much used among the Hebrews to t••th the sum of things in few words: and afterward to add the explication.
Caluin. IT is doubtfull whether Ionas certaine dayes preached, before it was knowne to the King, this is truely the more receiued opinion: For the Interpreters do so expounde this verse, where it is sayd that the speach was brought vnto the King, as though the King had vnderstoode that the whole Citie was on a rore, and moued with the preaching of Ionas: but the wordes admitte a contrarie sense and exposition, euen that the speache of Ionas by and by came to the Kinges ears, and I rather encline to this exposition and iudgement. For Ionas séemeth exegeticallie or expositinally to showe howe the Nineuits put on Sackcloath. This he spake brieflie, vers. 5. and nowe he vttereth the same more largelie. And we knowe that this order is much vsed among the Hebrewes to t••th the summe of thinges in fewe wordes: and afterwarde to adde the explication.
Therefore because in the fifth verse Jonah said that the Ninevites were covered with sackcloth, and proclaimed a fast, and now in this verse he seemeth to express more evidently ⟨image 57⟩how this was done even by the kings commandment. And certainly it is credible that the fast was not commanded in the kings city,