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…

¹And this also is worthy to be noted, that the king inventeth not any other remedy, but that the people should fly unto prayer. And it may well be that Jonah exhorted the Ninevites unto it: but we may easily gather: that this perseverance is ingrafted in us by nature, that when we are urged with adversity, then do we implore and crave the favour & grace of God. Well then: To pray unto God, is the only remedy in all afflictions, and miseries. If we therefore being taught both in the law and the Gospel, do not use this remedy, when God doth admonish and exhort us to repentance: what show of excuse shall we have, seeing that profane men, which held not one syllable of true piety, yet in misery besought the Lord God, & the King him self commanded the same by the consent of all his Nobility? More careful, modesty therefore ought this Edict of the king to strike into us, then if a man should but even simply utter this doctrine out of the word of God. For although the kings authority be not equal unto the authority of God: yet when that miserable & blind ⟨p. 51⟩prince acknowledged by the instinct of nature that God was to be pacified with prayer, what excusation (as I have said) remaineth for us? But Jonah showeth more plainly that, that the repentance of the people was not counterfeit, when he declareth that the Ninevites put on sackcloth: and kept themselves from meat & drink. Well: it followeth more in the edict of the king: And let every man turn from his wicked way, & from the Rapine which is in their hands. This profane king now declareth to what end and with what determination, he gave commandment of fasting and the other exercises even that by this means the Ninevites might stir up themselves the better unto the fear of God. For here he exhorteth that they should convert from their wicked way. By the word, way, the scripture is accustomed to understand the whole course or order of mans life. It is as much therefore as it he said. Let each of you change his disposition and manners: let us all be new creatures. For this is true repentance. The conversion of a man unto God. And thus much understood this profane king.

¹And this also is worthy to be noted, that ye king inuenteth not any other remedy, but that the people should flye vnto prayer. And it may well be that Ionas exhorted the Nineuits vnto it: but we may easily gather: that this perceiueraunce is ingrafted in vs by nature, that when we are vrged with aduersity, then doo we implore and craue the fauour & grace of God. Well then: To praye vnto God, is the onely remedy in all afflictions, and miseries. If we therefore being taught both in the lawe and the Gospell, doo not vse this remedy, when God doth admonishe and exhort vs to repentaunce: what shew of excuse shal we haue, seing that prophane men, which helde not one syllable of true piety, yet in miserye besought the Lord God, & the King him selfe commaunded the same by ye consent of al his Nobility? More careful, modesty therfore ought this Edict of ye king to strike into vs, then if a man shoulde but euen simply vtter this doctrine out of the word of God. For although ye kings authoritie be not equal vnto the aucthority of God: yet when that miserable & blind