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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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❧ Doctor John Calvin upon the Prophet Jonah.❧ Doctour John Caluine vpon the Prophet Jonas.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
God therefore here declareth unto Jonah, how cruelly he was carried away with his zeal: although that zeal, as was said, rose upon a good beginning, yet was Jonah carried away with to violent a motion. This God declareth, when as yet he spared so many innocent Infants. He also addeth to the Infants, brute beasts: Certainly Oxen excelled and were better then plants. If Jonah therefore worthily sorrowed for one small plant being withered: certainly it were far more hard and cruel, for so many innocent creatures to perish. Therefore we see how fitly all things agree to the similitude, that Jonah may be ashamed and grieved at his foolishness, that he would seem so to run before the secrete determination of God, and govern him self after a sort by his own will, not to spare the Ninevites, when as notwithstanding they endeavoured to prevent Gods ⟨image 81⟩vengeance and judgement, by true repentance. Let h• therefore pray against this sin.
God therefore here declareth vnto Ionas, howe cruellie he was caried awaye with his zeale: although that zeale, as was sayde, rose vpon a good beginning, yet was Ionas caryed away with to violent a motion. This God declareth, when as yet he spared so many innocent Infauntes. He also addeth to the Infants, brute beasts: Certaynely Oxen excelled and were better then plants. If Ionas therefore worthely sorrowed for one small plant being withered: certainly it were farre more hard and cruell, for so many innocente creatures to perishe. Therefore we sée how fitly al things agrée to the similitude, that Ionas may be ashamed and gréeued at his foolyshnesse, that he woulde seeme so to runne before the secrete determination of God, and gouerne him selfe after a sort by his owne wyl, not to spare the Nineuits, when as notwithstanding they endeuored to preuent Gods ⟨image 81⟩vengeaunce and iudgement, by true repentaunce. Let h• therefore praye against this sinne.