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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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Vers. 13. Certainly, or, for, my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and have digged pits, or cisterns, yea leaking, or broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Vers. 13. Certainly, or, for, my people haue committed two euils; they haue forsaken me the fountaine of liuing waters, and haue digged pits, or cesternes, yea leaking, or broken cesternes, that can hold no water.
IF any think the Prophet renders a reason here, why he would have the heavens astonished and tremble, it must be turned, for, my people have committed two evils: but for mine own part I think the verse which immediately before I expounded,1 depends upon the former sentences. The Prophet had said, Go to foreign countries; and see if any nation have changed their Gods, which yet are no Gods, but mere fictions and lies. And therefore to conclude this matter withal, the Prophet (as I take it) adds this exclamation, saying, O ye heavens be astonied.2
IF any thinke the Prophet renders a reason heere, why he would haue the heauens astonished and tremble, it must be turned, for, my people haue committed two euils: but for mine owne part I thinke the verse which immediately before I expounded,1 depends vpon the former sentences. The Prophet had said, Goe to forraine countreys; and see if any nation haue changed their Gods, which yet are no Gods, but meere fictions and lies. And therefore to conclude this matter withall, the Prophet (as I take it) addes this exclamation, saying, O ye heauens be astonied.