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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. 11. And the Lord said unto me, this poor rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of this deceitful, or disloyal Judah.
Vers. 11. And the Lord said vnto me, this poore rebellious Israel hath iustified her soule, in comparison of this deceitfull, or disloyall Iudah.
Now (as I take it) we clearly understand wherefore Jeremiah compared the ten Tribes, with the kingdoms of Judah; even that he might manifest to the Jews (who notwithstanding would be held much more perfect and holy than others) that they were much worse, and more disloyal; yea, and worthy of greater punishments than others, in regard all the fair shows they made before God, were nothing but mere deceit and lies. Quest. But one may here ask, Why is it said the Jews were worse than the Israelites, Answ. seeing they always continued in some tolerable estate? It is most certain that the kingdom of Judah §1was so profaned, that (in a manner) there was no form of true religion left: yet the Temple and the sacrifices always remained in Jerusalem. But there are other reasons §2wherefore the Prophets condemn the Jews above the Israelites, namely,1 because they ought to have been warned by other mens harms, and should have kept their own steadfastness, by seeing their brethren's defection, in erring (as they did) from Gods pure worship. They might easily then, have considered of all these things with themselves on this wise. God therefore shows then, §1