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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. 4. Wilt thou not hereafter cry unto me, My father, the captain and guide of my youth?
Vers. 4. Wilt thou not hereafter cry vnto me, My father, the captaine and guide of my youth?
God having manifested the iniquities and wickednesses of his people, and having according to their demerits, sharply reproved them; yet he ceaseth not by sweet allurements to summon them to repentance. Wilt thou not (saith he) say unto me, My father? Some unadvisedly translate, Wilt thou say to me, my father? as if God rejected this cry. Thus they expound it then, namely, that the Jews are too impudent yet, to glory thus of Gods name, whilst in their affections they were estranged from him. But the Prophets meaning is otherwise: for God meant here to allay the tartness of the former reprehension; and shows that he is willing, and most ready to be at one with them, upon condition of their repentance: yea, he not only waits for their repentance; but by this gracious speech to these Apostates, he seeks to prevent them. As how? Shall there not be once again a peace concluded between us? For God here manifests the passion of a man sad and heavy, in seeing this people thus to perish: who if possibly he could, would fain prevent the same. According to this sense he demands, whether they will not yet once again call upon him, as their father, and as the guide of their youth? Now by this manner of speech he signifies, that he was married with this people. For the affection which the husband bears to a young virgin, in the flower of her youth, is marvellous tender. And this ⟨p. 149⟩similitude God useth in this place, saying, I cannot yet forget that exceeding love which I bare to this my Church and people. In a word, I am ready to pardon them, if so be they seek peace and amity with me: which he confirms in the next verse, saying: