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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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We are also to note the circumstances: it might have seemed sufficient that God called his servant a defenced City; but he also compares him to an iron pillar, and to a wall of brass: for this repetition confirms that which we touched in a word before; namely, that Jeremiah should overcome, so as albeit Satan should raise up against him many storms, yet the issue notwithstanding should always be happy and prosperous, because he fought under Gods ensign: but he adds forthwith against all the land. It is evident that God speaks not here of the whole world in general, but of the land of Judah in particular: for Jeremiah was therefore selected out, that he should bestow his labours for the good of Gods chosen: therefore he saith, he shall prevail over all the land of Judea.
We are also to note the circumstances: it might haue seemed sufficient that God called his seruant a defenced City; but hee also compares him to an iron pillar, and to a wal of brasse: for this repetition confirmes that which we touched in a word before; namely, that Ieremiah should ouercome, so as albeit Satan should raise vp against him many stormes, yet the issue notwithstanding should alwaies be happy and prosperous, because he fought vnder Gods ensigne: but hee addes forthwith against all the land. It is euident that God speakes not heere of the whole world in generall, but of the land of Iudah in particular: for Ieremiah was therefore selected out, that he should bestow his labours for the good of Gods chosen: therefore he saith, he shall preuaile ouer all the land of Iudeah.
1It follows in the next place, against the Kings of Judah. We know there was but one King at once in Judea: but the Lord exhorts his Prophet to perseverance: as if he should say, The course of thy warfare shall be of long continuance; but though it be tedious, yet faint not. The meaning is then, that the Prophet shall not only wage ⟨p. 45⟩battle (as it were) against one King alone; but when that King shall be taken away by death, there shall still be new combats prepared and made ready. Why so? Because he should not so much as dream of any truce, until he had finished that race which God had appointed him to run. For we know that such, who otherwise are resolved frankly and willingly to obey, desire notwithstanding to have a set time prefixed, that afterwards they may have leisure to repose themselves: as old soldiers are wont to do, who commonly have liberty to tarry at home, after they have spent their strength in service. But God tells his Prophet here, that after he hath valiantly carried himself in his calling till the death of one King: that his condition shall be no whit the better for all that, because others shall succeed in their rooms, against whom he must of necessity bend all his forces; in regard he shall meet with the like perversity and obstinacy even in them also.