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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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But what dost thou now? Thou trottest up and down, hunting after vain and deceivable comforts. Now thou fleest to Egypt; and by and by to Assyria: but by none of these means canst thou procure unto thy self any benefit. Now we have the Prophets meaning: for having convinced the Jews of their impiety, and having so caused them to understand that they could neither ascribe the evils which they endured, to God, nor to Fortune, no nor yet to any other causes: he now shows, that the only remedy, and the best way to attain salvation, is to return into favour with God. But to run hither and thither; now into Egypt, now into Assyria; they therein discovered ⟨p. 85⟩an evident sign of desperate folly. Now this reprehension depends upon the holy history. For this people had one while the Assyrians their enemies, an other while the Egyptians, in regard there still happened great mutations and changes: and God also laid divers troubles and afflictions upon them, the better to awaken them out of their drowsiness and security. Sometimes he hissed for the Egyptians, as we shall see afterwards: then he caused his trumpet to sound into Assyria: and all to certify the Israelites that no peace was ever to be looked for, till they quietly submitted themselves under Gods government. And yet the people rejecting this counsel, were so blinded, that when the Assyrians assailed them, then they fled to Egypt, that is to say, they sought for succour of the Egyptians, and made a league with them. But if any change happened, then they sought and desired to be confederates with the Assyrians, yea and often to purchase their friendship at a very dear rate.
But what doost thou now? Thou trottest vp and downe, hunting after vaine and deceiueable comforts. Now thou fleest to Egypt; and by and by to Assyria: but by none of these meanes canst thou procure vnto thy selfe any benefit. Now wee haue the Prophets meaning: for hauing conuinced the Iewes of their impiety, and hauing so caused them to vnderstand that they could neither ascribe the euils which they endured, to God, nor to Fortune, no nor yet to any other causes: he now shewes, that the onely remedy, and the best way to attain saluation, is to returne into fauour with God. But to runne hither and thither; now into Egypt, now into Assyria; they therein discouered ⟨p. 85⟩an euident signe of desperate folly. Now this reprehension depends vpon the holy history. For this people had one while the Assyrians their enemies, an other while the Egyptians, in regard there still happened great mutations and changes: and God also laid diuers troubles and afflictions vpon them, the better to awaken them out of their drowsinesse and security. Sometimes he hissed for the Egyptians, as wee shall see afterwards: then hee caused his trumpet to sound into Assyria: and all to certifie the Israelites that no peace was euer to be looked for, till they quietly submitted themselues vnder Gods gouernment. And yet the people reiecting this counsell, were so blinded, that when the Assyrians assailed them, then they fled to Egypt, that is to say, they sought for succour of the Egyptians, and made a league with them. But if any change happened, then they sought and desired to bee confederates with the Assyrians, yea and often to purchase their friendship at a very deare rate.