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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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Let us therefore be certainly persuaded that Jonah was carried away with a preposterous zeal, when as with quiet mind he could not bear that the City of Nineveh should be delivered from destruction: yea, he himself also increaseth the greatness of his own sin. For he might have said in one word: This displeased Jonah: but he not content with this simple manner of speaking, addeth moreover, exceedingly, or with great sorrow: yea saith moreover, that he was sore angered. Although the beginning had not been evil, the excess yet was very vicious. And he confesseth this immodesty & excess in ⟨image 66⟩his sorrow, when as with plain words he accuseth himself. To what end therefore is it to cover with cavils and subtleties, that thing which we manifestly see cannot be excused. But that it may better appear, why the safeguard of the city of Nineveh displeased Jonah, let us proceed in the text.
Let vs therefore be certainelie perswaded that Ionas was caryed away with a preposterous zeale, when as with quiet mynde he coulde not beare that the Citie of Nineueh shoulde be deliuered from destruction: yea, he himself also increaseth ye greatnesse of his own sinne. For he might haue sayd in one word: This displeased Ionas: but he not cōtent with this simple manner of speaking, addeth moreouer, exceedingly, or with great sorrow: yea sayth moreouer, that he was sore angred. Although ye beginning had not bene euyl, the excesse yet was very vicious. And he confesseth this immodesty & excesse in ⟨image 66⟩his sorrow, when as with plaine words he accuseth himself. To what ende therefore is it to couer with cauyls and subtilties, that thing which we manifestly sée cannot be excused. But that it may better appeare, why the sauegarde of the city of Nineueh displeased Ionas, let vs procéede in the text.
vers. 2 The text. ¶And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I beseech thee Lord, was not this my speech, when as yet I was in my country? Therefore I made hast to fly into Tarshish, because I knew that thou art a