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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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In the next place, we are also to note the end. He saith,1 that from this time he continued in executing his prophetical office until the captivity of Babylon: he held on his course then for the space of 40. years. Now in the progress of his book we shall better perceive, what and how sharp the conflicts were, which he was fain to undergo. But put the case the people had been much more teachable than they were, yet could not he execute his charge enjoined him by God, without extreme grief, and also like tediousness. For we shall see anon, what the sum of his message was with which he was sent. Seeing then he continued these his painful labours,2 forty years together: thence it is easy to judge with what an heroical spirit he was endowed. Moreover, if we seriously consider, what, and how many tempests were daily raised up against him, utterly to dis-hearten him, yea wholly to turn him out of the right way: hereby also will his invincible constancy, and ardent zeal, ⟨p. 4⟩shine yet more clearly unto us, in that he yet ceased not still to go on in those duties which he was to perform. Therewithal also we are to note, that from the destruction of the City, after which the inhabitants of Jerusalem were carried away captive into Babylon; that even then Jeremiah desisted not.3 For he was led into Egypt, as it may easily be gathered out of the end of this book; and especially from the 44. chapter: yea he was violently led thither, albeit he had (from the mouth of the Lord) cursed all the Jews who sought lurking holes in Egypt. Now when himself was thus constrained to go down thither, this might much diminish his authority: for the wicked (as we know) watch at every turn to espy occasions how they may disgrace and slander the servants of God. Neither might they seem to want some goodly pretext in this behalf: Ho, this fellow hath cursed all such as go down into Egypt. But (I pray you) where dwells he himself now? Even in Egypt, with the rest that are fled thither. Neither is it to be doubted, but the faith of this holy man was much assailed, by the breaking of these, and the like jests upon him; for as much as impiety hath evermore gone hand in hand with pride and arrogancy: yet there, Jeremiah constantly persisted in his course, yea even till the city was razed.