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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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Jonah the holy Prophet, which of late was tamed and subdued with so hard chastisement, yet is carried away headlong even unto the desire of death, & why because he thought that it fell out ill, that he had denounced destruction unto the Ninevites, and yet the City continueth safe. This example ought to restrain us, least we give ⟨p. 62⟩sentence rashly of the judgements of God, but rather may hold all our senses captives, least at any time such temerity & rashness should burst out of us: because there is none of us, who condemneth not Jonah, even as he condemneth him self, for he revealeth not here his own praises, but he would here declare that he rashly had judged of that work of God. Well: Jonah here confesseth his foolishness: let therefore his experience be a lesson unto us, that there is nothing more preposterous, then according to our judgements to determine this or that: because this is, when all is done the true wisdom, to submit our selves wholly to the judgement of God.
Ionas ye holy Prophet, which of late was tamed and subdued with so harde chastisement, yet is caryed away headlong euen vnto the desire of death, & why because he thought yt it fel out yll, that he had denounced destuction vnto the Nineuits, and yet the Citie continueth safe. This example ought to restraine vs, least we geue ⟨p. 62⟩sentence rashlie of the iudgements of God, but rather maye holde all our senses captiues, least at any tyme such temeritie & rashnesse shoulde burst out of vs: because there is none of vs, who condempneth not Ionas, euen as he condempneth him selfe, for he reuealeth not here his own prayses, but he would here declare that he rashlie had iudged of that worke of God. Well: Ionas here confesseth his foolishnesse: let therefore his experience be a lesson vnto vs, that there is nothing more preposterous, then according to our iudgemēts to determine this or that: because this is, when all is done the true wisedome, to submytte our selues wholye to the iudgement of God.
Now if any man here will move a direction,