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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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And when he saith, why then is he spoiled? He shows that if he had not been deprived of Gods protection, he should not in such sort have bin made a prey to the lust of his enemies. He was laid open to the spoil then, only because God had forsaken him:1 as it is written in the song of Moses, How should one of you chase a thousand: & two of you put ten thousand to flight, except our strong God had sold us, and that the Lord had shut us up? For Moses there closely puts the people in mind, of what, and how many noble and admirable victories they had obtained over their enemies: and by means thereof he left it to the consideration of the successors that should be afflicted, whence this change came; namely, that there needed but one enemy to chase a thousand: that is, notwithstanding they should be the greater part,2 yet their enemies should put them to flight. But what was the cause of this? For in former times they were not wont to turn their backs upon their enemies, but contrariwise to drive them before them: it follows then that they were thus captivated not of men, that pursued them; but of God. Also the Prophet in this place shows, that Israel was not made a prey; but in regard ⟨p. 81⟩that God had left them succourless.
And when he saith, why then is he spoyled? Hee shewes that if he had not been depriued of Gods protection, hee should not in such sort haue bin made a prey to the lust of his enemies. He was laid open to the spoyle then, only because God had forsaken him:1 as it is writtē in the song of Moses, How should one of you chase a thousand: & two of you put ten thousand to flight, except our strong God had sold vs, and that the Lord had shut vs vp? For Moses there closely puts the people in mind, of what, and how many noble and admirable victories they had obtained ouer their enemies: and by meanes thereof he left it to the consideration of the successors that should be afflicted, whence this change came; namely, that there needed but one enemie to chase a thousand: that is, notwithstanding they should be the greater part,2