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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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Now therefore we know the meaning of this place, when Jonah said that he fled from the calling of God, because he knew that he was a God prove unto favour, & again merciful. &c. Now I come to these speeches of God. The Hebrew word Chanun, signifieth properly, Benign, Gracious, and Debonair: and God ascribeth this title unto him self Then he addeth: Merciful, signifying that he always is set before us, if at any time we come unto him, as unto the fountain both of all goodness and mercy. But the words that follow, do better express this mercy of God, or do define how God is merciful, even because he is of much clemency, next again, slow unto anger. God therefore is prove unto gentleness: again, although men be unworthy whom he should respect, he is yet notwithstanding merciful: and this he expresseth by the Hebrew word, Pachum. 1In the mean time it is necessary to add these two words together, That, he is of much mercy, and slow to anger. And why? For we seek always in our selves the cause of the grace of ⟨image 70⟩God: when as we covet that God should favour us, we enquire in our selves, why he should favour us.
Now therfore we know the meaning of this place, when Ionas sayd that he fledde from the calling of God, because he knew yt he was a God proue vnto fauour, & againe mercifull. &c. Now I come to these speeches of God. The Hebrew worde Chanun, signifieth properlie, Benigne, Gracious, and Debonaire: and God ascribeth this tytle vnto him selfe Then he addeth: Mercifull, signifying that he alwayes is set before vs, if at any tyme we come vnto him, as vnto the fountaine both of all goodnesse and mercie. But the wordes that followe, doo better expresse this mercie of God, or doo define howe God is mercifull, euen because he is of much clemencie, next againe, slowe vnto anger. God therefore is proue vnto gentlenesse: againe, although men be vnworthy whom he shoulde respect, he is yet notwithstanding mercifull: and this he expresseth by the Hebrew word, Pachum. 1In ye meane tyme it is necessarie to adde these two wordes together, That, he is of much mercie, and slowe to anger. And why? For we séeke alwayes in our selues the cause of the grace of ⟨image 70⟩