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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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But God createth not men in vain, and therefore it is no marvel, though he would have them safe. We see therefore that Jonah was properly taught by this figure, how unkindly he dealt toward the Ninevites. For certainly he was but one only man, therefore when as he would have so great consideration of him self and the Gourd only: how cast he of all care of so great and so populous a City? Ought not this to have come into his mind, that it is no marvel if God have a care for so many thousand men, being the Father and maker of them? For although the Ninevites were estranged from God, yet in as much as they were men, God, as he wholly is the father of all mankind, ⟨p. 70⟩acknowledged them for his, thus far at the least▪ that they might live and enjoy other commodities of this earthly life. Now therefore we know the reason of this similitude or figure: Thou saith God, wilt pity the Gourd, and should not I pity this great City? By this appeareth, how frivolous that devise of Hierom, is, when he saith, that Jonah was not angry for the delivery of the City, but for that he perceived his own nation (by the conversion of the Ninevites) to perish.
But God createth not men in vaine, and therefore it is no maruayle, though he woulde haue them safe. We sée therefore that Ionas was properlie taught by this figure, howe vnkindlie he dealt towarde the Nineuits. For certainelie he was but one onelie man, therefore when as he woulde haue so great consideration of him selfe and the Gourde onelie: howe cast he of all care of so great and so populous a Citie? Ought not this to haue come into his minde, that it is no maruayle if God haue a care for so many thousande men, being the Father and maker of them? For although the Nineuits were enstraunged from God, yet in as much as they were men, God, as he wholie is the father of all mankinde, ⟨p. 70⟩acknowledged them for his, thus farre at the least▪ that they might lyue and enioye other commodities of this earthlie lyfe. Nowe therefore we knowe the reason of this similitude or figure: Thou saith God, wilt pittie the Gourde, and should not I pittie this great Citie? By this appeareth, how friuolous that deuise of Hierom, is, when he sayth, that Ionas was not angrie for the delyuerie of the Citie, but for that he perceyued his owne nation (by the conuersion of the Nineuits) to perish.