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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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In the next place he adds, The Lions roared upon him. It seems the Prophet compares not Israels enemies to Lions simply, in respect of their cruelty; but rather by way of contempt: as if he should say, Israel not only feels men his adversaries, but even wild and savage beasts. Now this is a greater reproach, when God suffers us to be torn in pieces by wild beasts. It is as much then as if he had said, Israel is thus miserably handled, that he is not only exposed to the power and will of man to be put to death, that is, by the hands of his enemies, but is even made a prey to brute beasts. And he adds here, that they yelled, as if he should say, Israel who was wont to be protected by Gods powerful hand, is now become the food of cruel and ravenous beasts: so as the Lions with envy roar (as it were) upon him. Then without any metaphor he adds, that his land is laid wast, and his Cities burnt without an inhabitant: neither indeed doth this suit either to Lions, or to other cruel beasts: but what he spake before figuratively, he here expounds himself plainly; Thy land is wasted, thy Cities are burned, or, razed to the ground. This (as I have said) could not have fallen out, unless Israel had been forsaken of God, & consequently deprived also of his succour & protection.
In the next place he addes, The Lions roared vpon him. It seemes the Prophet compares not Israels enemies to Lions simply, in respect of their cruelty; but rather by way of contempt: as if hee should say, Israel not onely feeles men his aduersaries, but euen wild and sauage beasts. Now this is a greater reproch, when God suffers vs to be torne in pieces by wild beasts. It is as much then as if he had said, Israel is thus miserably handled, that hee is not onely exposed to the power and will of man to bee put to death, that is, by the hands of his enemies, but is euen made a prey to bruit beasts. And he addes here, that they yelled, as if he should say, Israel who was wont to be protected by Gods powerfull hand, is now become the food of cruell and rauenous beasts: so as the Lions with enuie roare (as it were) vpon him. Then without any metaphor he addes, that his land is laid wast, and his Cities burnt without an inhabitant: neither indeed doth this sute either to Lions, or to other cruell beasts: but what he spake before figuratiuely, hee heere expounds himselfe plainly; Thy land is wasted, thy Cities are burned, or, rased to the ground. This (as I haue said) could not haue fallen out, vnlesse Israell had been forsaken of God, & consequently depriued also of his succour & protectiō.