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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. 9 The text. ¶And God said unto Jonah: Doest thou well to be angry in thy self for the Gourd? and he said: I do well to be angry even to the death.
vers. 9 The text. ¶And God saide vnto Ionas: Doest thou wel to be angrie in thy selfe for the Gourde? and he saide: I do wel to be angrie euen to the death.
Calvin. Here we see that thus God kept himself close for a time, and yet forsook he not his servant: even as he oftentimes looketh backward upon us, that is, while we think that he hath forgotten us, he yet marketh what is done with us to the end that he may succour us in time: And therefore oftentimes when we are falling down he withdraweth us, and setteth us up, before we think that he is near us. Such was the case when he began to speak unto Jonah. For as we have said, dolour had so choked the mind of the holy Prophet, that he could not any more be lift up unto God. Now therefore with himself he desired to dye: and yet God forsaketh him not. This is a rare example and show of the inestimable mercy of God, which he vouchsafeth unto his people, although they yet do cast themselves down headlong: even as Jonah here rushed into desperation and was not careful for any remedy. But God waited not till he was sought unto, but he prevented that miserable Jonah, yea and the destruction which he began to bring upon himself: saying: Doest thou well to be so angry for the Gourd? As if he should say, that Jonah was to vehemently troubled and disquieted for so small a matter.
Caluin. HEre we sée that thus God kept himselfe close for a tyme, and yet forsooke he not his seruaunte: euen as he oftentymes looketh backeward vpon vs, that is, while we thinke that he hath forgotten vs, he yet marketh what is done with vs to the ende that he may succour vs in tyme: And therfore oftentymes when we are falling downe he withdraweth vs, and setteth vs vp, before we thinke that he is nere vs. Such was the cace when he beganne to speake vnto Ionas. For as we haue sayde, dolour had so choked the mynde of the holy Prophet, that he could not any more be lyfte vp vnto God. Now therefore with himselfe he desired to dye: and yet God forsaketh him not. This is a rare example and shewe of the inestimable mercy of God, which he vouchsafeth vnto hys people, although they yet do cast themselues downe hedlong: euen as Ionas here rushed into desperation and was not carfull for any remedye. But God wayted not tyll he was sought vnto, but he preuented that miserable Ionas, yea and the destruction which he beganne to bring vpon himselfe: saying: Doest thou well to be so angrie for the Gourde? As if he should saye, that Ionas was to vehementlye troubled and disquieted for so small a matter.