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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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Vers. 29. Wherefore plead you with me? you have all rebelled against me saith the Lord.
Vers. 29. Wherefore plead you with me? you haue all rebelled against me saith the Lord.
Jeremiah here concludes the former doctrine: for he saith, the Jews shall gain nothing by alleging their innocency against God; as if by this their tattle they could escape his judgement: neither yet did this satisfy them, but they were grown to such impudency, so to challenge God himself, as if he were blame-worthy. But God in one word answers, You are treacherous and disloyal. The sum then is, that the Jews are not well advised, in hardening their harts thus in an obstinate course. Why so? Because God holds them already convicted, so as they shall but loose their labours, in alleging this or that for their excuse. This place then is worthy our observation: for we know how all of us naturally are inclined unto hypocrisy; and that God no sooner calls us to an account, but scarce the hundred man will acknowledge his fault in humbling himself, and in suing for pardon: but the greater part will storm; yea all (in a manner will not stick even to rise up against God himself. And more than that, they will set up their bristles, not fearing to provoke God to his face, even with an high hand. Since hypocrisy then thus bears sway in us, and that it is so deeply rooted in our hearts: seeing also this hypocrisy begets impudency and rebellion against God; let us carefully remember what the Prophet here saith; namely, that all such as plead against him, shall profit nothing by all their excuses: for in the end he will lay their disloyalty and treachery open. It follows.
IEremiah heere concludes the former doctrine: for he saith, the Iewes shall gaine nothing by alleaging their innocency against God; as if by this their tattle they could escape his iudgement: neither yet did this satisfie them, but they were growne to such impudency, so to chalenge God himselfe, as if he were blame-worthy. But God in one word answeres, You are trecherous and disloyall. The summe then is, that the Iewes are not well aduised, in hardening their harts thus in an obstinate course. Why so? Because God holds them already conuicted, so as they shall but loose their labours, in alleaging this or that for their excuse. This place then is worthy our obseruation: for wee know how all of vs naturally are enclined vnto hypocrisie; and that God no sooner calles vs to an account, but scarce the hundreth man will acknowledge his fault in humbling himselfe, and in suing for pardon: but the greater part will storme; yea all (in a manner will not sticke euen to rise vp against God himselfe. And more than that, they will set vp their bristles, not fearing to prouoke God to his face, euen with an high hand. Since hypocrisie then thus beares sway in vs, and that it is so deeply rooted in our hearts: seeing also this hypocrisie begets impudency and rebellion against God; let vs carefully remember what the Prophet heere saith; namely, that all such as plead against him, shall profit nothing by all their excuses: for in the end he will lay their disloyalty and trechery open. It followes.