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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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The Prophet here again confirms that which I have said before, namely, that the people, will they, nill they, shall in the end feel what it is to revolt from God: as if he should say, If hitherto by so many chastisements, 1thou hast not learned that thy treasons and treacheries are the cause of all these miseries, God will yet add judgement upon judgement, till at the last thou be enforced, whether thou wilt or no, to confess, that thou receivest the just reward of thine iniquities: this is the sum of the verse. But he saith in the first place, Thy wickedness shall correct thee: as if he should say, Albeit God neither ascends into his judgement seat, nor stretcheth forth his hand to correct thee; yet shall thine iniquities testify thy just condemnation, even in the sight of the Sun. And this manner of speaking is more forcible, and hath greater vehemency in it, then if the Prophet had only said, that God would afflict his people justly. Thy wickedness then (saith he) shall chastise thee. ⟨p. 88⟩The like speech there is also (in a manner) in Isaiah, 2The trial of their countenance testifies against them: as if the Lord should say, Though I should sit still, and not take upon me the office of a Judge; though no man should give in evidence against thee; though none should commence any action at all against thee: yet would the guilt of thine own conscience rise up against thee, and would put thee to shame and rebuke. So in this place, Thine own wickedness shall correct thee.
THe Prophet here againe confirmes that which I haue said before, namely, that the people, will they, nill they, shall in the end feele what it is to reuolt from God: as if he should say, If hitherto by so many chastisements, 1thou hast not learned that thy treasons and trecheries are the cause of all these miseries, God will yet adde iudgement vpon iudgement, till at the last thou bee inforced, whether thou wilt or no, to confesse, that thou receiuest the iust reward of thine iniquities: this is the summe of the verse. But he saith in the first place, Thy wickednesse shall correct thee: as if he should say, Albeit God neither ascends into his iudgement seat, nor stretcheth forth his hand to correct thee; yet shall thine iniquities testifie thy iust condemnation, euen in the sight of the Sunne. And this manner of speaking is more forcible, and hath greater vehemency in it, then if the Prophet had onely said, that God would afflict his people iustly. Thy wickednesse then (saith he) shall chastise thee.