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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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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.
The Prayer.
Almighty God, and heavenly Father, since thou diddest once in such wise vouchsafe to arm thy servant. Jeremiah with the invincible power of thy holy spirit, that at this day his doctrine humbles us: grant we may learn willingly to subject our necks to thy yoke, and so to receive, yea and to embrace whatsoever thou hast taught us by this thine holy servant, that thou raising us up by thine hand, and being underpropped by thy power and defence, we may fight hand to hand against the world, and the prince thereof, Satan himself: that in the mean while each of us in our places and callings may so confidently rely upon thy power, that we may not doubt to expose our lives to all dangers, as oft as need shall require: and that we may valiantly fight, and also persevere, till the last encounter be finished, when having run out our ⟨p. 43⟩race, we may in the end attain to that blessed rest which is reserved for us in heaven, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, and heauenly Father, since thou diddest once in such wise vouchsafe to arme thy seruant. Ieremiah with the inuincible power of thy holy spirit, that at this day his doctrine humbles vs: grant wee may learne willingly to subiect our neckes to thy yoke, and so to receiue, yea and to imbrace whatsoeuer thou hast taught vs by this thine holy seruant, that thou raising vs vp by thine hand, and being vnderpropped by thy power and defence, we may fight hand to hand against the world, and the prince thereof, Satan himselfe: that in the meane while each of vs in our places and callings may so confidently relie vpon thy power, that wee may not doubt to expose our liues to all dangers, as oft as need shall require: and that we may valiantly fight, and also perseuere, till the last encounter be finished, when hauing runne out our