A17683:348
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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And this manner of speaking is always to be noted, whereof we entreated at large yesterday: because God doth not simply chide Jonah, or that he took it grievously that the Gourd was withered. For what then? forsooth even because he was angry. For in anger there is always excess, when as therefore Jonah without any measure or moderation s• raged, God worthily in him chastiseth this great vice. Well: I will not now repeat that which I spake yesterday, how that the fault was made the greater, because that Jonah not only murmured for the perishing of the herb, but also because he giveth over himself, and boileth in anger without measure. Which thing the answer of Jonah approveth, when he said: I do well to be angry, even to the death. Where we see how impudently the holy Prophet repelleth that admonition of God, wherewith he ought yet to have been revoked to a better mind. He is not ignorant that it is God that speaketh. Why is he not immediately stricken with fear? why is he not moved with the authority of him that speaketh? by and by to lay down that cruelty of mind?
And this manner of speaking is alwayes to be noted, wherof we intreated at large yesterdaye: because God doth not simplye chide Ionas, or that he tooke it grieuousely that the Gourd was wythered. For what then? forsooth euen because he was angrye. For in anger there is alwayes excesse, when as therefore Ionas without any measure or moderation s• raged, God worthely in him chastiseth this great vice. Wel: I will not now repete that which I spake yesterdaye, howe that the faulte was made the greater, because that Ionas not onely murmured for the perishing of the herbe, but also because he geueth ouer himselfe, and boyleth in anger without measure. Which thing the aunswere of Ionas approueth, when he sayde: I doo well to be angry, euen to the death. Where we sée howe impudentlie the holie Prophet repelleth that admonition of God, wherewith he ought yet to haue bene reuoked to a better minde. He is not ignoraunt that it is God that speaketh. Why is he not immediatlie stroken with feare? why is he not moued with the authoritie of him that speaketh? by and by to laye downe that crueltie of minde?