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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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He adds in the next words, Thou shalt know and prove how evil and bitter a thing it is, to have forsaken the Lord thy God. These phrases of speech are somewhat sharp; but we told you before what they signify; namely, thy revolting, or forsaking, that is to say, thy treacherous disloyalties; to wit, in that thou hast forsaken thy God.
He addes in the next words, Thou shalt know and prooue how euill and bitter a thing it is, to haue forsaken the Lord thy God. These phrases of speech are somewhat sharpe; but we told you before what they signifie; namely, thy reuolting, or forsaking, that is to say, thy trecherous disloyalties; to wit, in that thou hast forsaken thy God.
And that my fear was not upon, or, in thee. The Prophet once again points out here the iniquities of this people, as with the finger: for he hath spoken of their strayings, or of their turnings back: but now he mentions their ⟨p. 89⟩falling away; namely, that the people openly and plainly forsook the true God. I grant they always retained some form of religion in the Temple; but all their worship §1and religion being corrupted with many superstitions: §2moreover, faith it self being abolished, so as all sincerity §3and uprightness was gone: and thirdly, seeing they mingled the true God with their idols; he truly affirms, they had indeed forsaken God,1 who (as it is said in the Law) is jealous of his honour; and will admit none to be his companions, or equals. We have the Prophets meaning then. It follows.
And that my feare was not vpon, or, in thee. The Prophet once againe points out heere the iniquities of this people, as with the finger: for he hath spoken of their strayings, or of their turnings backe: but now hee mentions their