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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. 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* propitious God, and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and repenteth thee of the evil.
vers. 2 The text. ¶And he prayed vnto the Lord, and sayde, I beseeche thee Lorde, was not this my speeche, when as yet I was in my contrie? Therfore I made hast to flye into Tharsis, because I knew that thou art a* propitious God, and merciful, slowe to anger and of great kindnesse, and repenteth thee of the euill.
- *Or, full of grace and favour.Or, full of grace and fauour.
Calvin. That Jonah saith here that he prayed, seemeth scarce to be agreeable: because prayer to be quiet, and he confessed that he was so mollified in his mind. When as therefore the Prophet was so inflamed with wroth in his anger, how could he come into the presence of God,1 & conceive just prayers? again what is the end of prayer, but that we confess that what so ever good thing is to be wished, remaineth with God,2 and is humbly to be sought and asked of him? But Jonah doth here rather debate the matter with God and murmur against him. For he seemeth here after a sort to scold and say, that he had a just cause to run away: and again that God ought not to forgive the Ninevites. He therefore accuseth God, that he might clear and deliver himself from all blame, and this is strange altogether and far from the rule of prayer. How then must we understand this place, where he saith that he prayed? I answer, that oftentimes the faithful even with a troubled mind come unto God with a desire to pray: