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…

He excuseth the matter thus, that if he had put down the Hebrew name, many would have imagined it either to he a Beast or a Serpent. He would therefore set down some known name. But he might also have cast many doubts, as thus: what? An Ivy is said to have ascended over the head of Jonah, and to have given shadow unto him: how could this be? Now I marvel why Hierom in one place saith that, that kind of Tree was called in his time Cicijon, in the Syrian tongue: and in another place, even in his Commentaries, he saith that it is called in the same tongue Elkeroa, & we see that the same word is quite contrary to the word Cicijon. But now when he answereth Augustine, I doubt not but that he mocked him. For he knew that Augustine ⟨image 76⟩knew not the Hebrew tongue. And therefore jesteth he with him as with a child, because of his ignorance in the Hebrew tongue. He seemeth ex tempore for his own commodity to have imagined some new word, and I doubt not but that he feigned it upon a sudden. That there might be some affinity between the word Kikijon and Cicijon. But how so ever the matter is, whether it were a Gourd, or else some small Tree, it is not convenient greatly to contend how it might so soon grow up to that bigness. Hierom saith that it is of large leaves, and that it increaseth to the greatness of a Vine branch. Be it so: but that is not sprung up, neither in one day nor in two, no nor yet in three. Therefore it must needs be some extraordinary thing For neither an Ivy, nor a Gourd, nor yet any small sprout or any other •ree could so soon grow up, that it could cover the head of Jonah: neither did this only herb shadow the head of Jonah: but it is rather credible that this was added to the Booth which he had mad for himself. Jonah then, shrouded not himself only under that herb, but when he could not sufficiently defend himself from the heat of the sun, then had he this help. God therefore unto the shadow of the Both addeth also this small free: that by this means Jonah might be refreshed. For we know that in those regions the sun is burning hot And again it was an extraordinary heat, as we shall see. This is that which I was minded to speak of the word, Ivy and I have been longer, then I thought to be:

He excuseth the matter thus, that if he had put downe the Hebrewe name, many would haue imagined it eyther to he a Beast or a Serpent. He woulde therefore set downe some known name. But he might also haue cast many doubts, as thus: what? An Iuie is sayd to haue ascended ouer the head of Ionas, and to haue geuen shadow vnto him: how could this bée? Nowe I maruayle why Hierom in one place sayth that, that kinde of Trée was called in his tyme Cicijon, in the Syrian tongue: and in another place, euen in his Commentaries, he sayth that it is called in the same tongue Elkeroa, & we see that the same worde is quyte contrarie to the worde Cicijon. But nowe when he aunswereth Augustine, I doubt not but that he mocked him. For he knewe that Augustine