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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. 10. And yet for all these things, this her disloyal, or deceitful, sister Judah returned not unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
Vers. 10. And yet for all these things, this her disloyal, or deceitfull, sister Iudah returned not vnto me with her whole heart, but fainedly, saith the Lord.
HE goes on still with the same matter, to wit, that the Jews were not moved at all with any fear, in beholding the horrible vengeance of God, which fell upon their brethren. Her disloyal sister (saith he) returned not unto me: that is, after all those prophetical admonitions and warnings; nor yet after the examples of so many of my judgements as happened in their sight. Notwithstanding he adds a correction, that she returned not wholly, but feignedly, or, lyingly. For the Prophet prevents some replies which the Jews might make.1 What? Darest thou affirm that we have not turned: hath not the land been purged from all idolatries? Is not God now served according to the prescript form of his Law? Seest thou now any Altar, either upon the tops of the mountains, or under the shadow of green trees? For as much then as they might cavil thus cunningly, according to their ordinary custom, the Prophet prevents them, and saith, that notwithstanding all their goodly shows and semblances of repentance, all was nothing but a mere counterfeiting, how to lye and dissemble with God. Why so? There was no integrity in them. Now we see more plainly why express mention hath been made, in vers. 6.2 of the days of Josiah: namely, because then the Jews seemed to return unto God, but it was only feignedly, and in dissimulation (the King, and a small remnant which came thereunto with uprightness of heart exempted) for as touching the multitude, they were rank hypocrites. Therefore the Lord in these six verses shows, that he rested not in this reformation, which was so