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Two and twenty lectures upon the five first chapters of Jeremiah With prayers annexed,…Tvvo and tvventie lectures vpon the fiue first chapters of Ieremiah With prayers annexed,…
Two and twenty lectures upon the five first chapters of Jeremiah With prayers annexed, at the end of every lecture: by Master John Calvin. Which being faithfully collected form him as he uttered them in Latin, in the schools of Geneva, were afterwards translated into French: and now newly turned out of French, into English, with a table at the end, containing the sum and scope of every lecture.Tvvo and tvventie lectures vpon the fiue first chapters of Ieremiah With prayers annexed, at the end of euery lecture: by Master Iohn Caluin. Which being faithfully collected form him as hee vttered them in Latine, in the schooles of Geneua, were afterwards translated into French: and now newly turned out of French, into English, with a table at the end, containing the summe and scope of euery lecture.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Nathanael Newbery, 1620
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Many of the expositors refer this to the Chaldeans, and Assyrians; as if God commanded them, as chief Judges are wont, to give that in charge to their bailiffs and officers, which they have once decreed to be done and performed: but this exposition suits not well: ⟨p. 36⟩and besides, the prophet himself refutes it sufficiently. For he conjoins this together, I will speak my judgements with them, upon their malice. But what is it to speak, or pronounce judgements? It is, when God cites the wicked before his judgement seat, and exerciseth the office of a Judge. And this language is usual throughout the Scriptures, as we shall see in the end of this book; where it is said,1 that the King of Babylon spake judgements with King Zedekias: that is to say, he carried himself towards him as a Judge; as we have it in our ordinary speech. Thus then, God now testifies, that he will be the Judge of his people: as if he should say, Hitherto I have been silent; not that the wicked among you are unknown unto me, but it is because I have borne with those poor wretches, to try if I might see any hope of repentance in them. But now (saith he) I will be a Judge unto them, in regard length of time hath manifested, that they were become utterly incurable. here is an opposition then, between Gods patience, which he had long used towards them (when though he might, yet notwithstanding he handled them not roughly, but deferred his vengeance) and this time of his vengeance which was now at hand.
Many of the expositors referre this to the Chaldeans, and Assyrians; as if God commanded them, as chiefe Iudges are wont, to giue that in charge to their bailiffes and officers, which they haue once decreed to bee done and performed: but this exposition sutes not well: ⟨p. 36⟩and besides, the prophet himselfe refutes it sufficiently. For he conioynes this together, I will speake my iudgements with them, vpon their malice. But what is it to speake, or pronounce iudgements? It is, when God cites the wicked before his iudgement seate, and exerciseth the office of a Iudge. And this language is vsuall throughought the Scriptures, as we shall see in the end of this booke; where it is said,1