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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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God here adds to his promise a condition, lest hypocrites abusing his bounty, should thereby grow more and more hardened; and yet in the mean while should think he were much beholding to them. For see how they are wont usually to reason, God is easily drawn to call us back again to himself: and more than that, he prevents sinners: well, we doubt not, but we shall as easily make fair weather with him. After this sort do hypocrites delude themselves with these perverse imaginations, because they falsely suppose they can satisfy God with any thing: for he looks for no more at the hands of poor sinners, than that they come again unto him. It is necessary therefore that exhortations to repentance be always coupled with the promises of grace. Doct. God then admonisheth the Israelites here, that they shall much deceive themselves, if they think to obtain pardon so easily for the sins they they have committed against him. He saith then, But know thine iniquity. The particle used in the Hebrew, may signify, only; or but; or notwithstanding. I willingly receive the second exposition, because there is an exception here added, according as I have expounded it; namely, that the Israelites should not lie snorting in their sins, as persuading themselves that they had God in their sleeve (as they say) or as if he were at their beck and command. Thus then we see the Prophet adds this ⟨p. 165⟩exception here, by way of a correction. But in the mean while (saith he) know thine iniquity: for otherwise thou hast no reason to seek reconciliation with me.
GOd heere adds to his promise a condition, lest hypocrites abusing his bounty, should thereby grow more and more hardened; and yet in the meane while should thinke he were much beholding to them. For see how they are wont vsually to reason, God is easily drawn to call vs backe againe to himselfe: and more than that, he preuents sinners: well, we doubt not, but wee shall as easily make faire weather with him. After this sort doe hypocrites delude themselues with these peruerse imaginations, because they falsly suppose they can satisfie God with any thing: for he lookes for no more at the hands of poore sinners, than that they come againe vnto him. It is necessary therefore that exhortations to repentance bee alwayes coupled with the promises of grace. Doct. God then admonisheth the Israelites heere, that they shall much deceiue themselues, if they thinke to obtaine pardon so easily for the sinnes they they haue committed against him. He saith then, But know thine iniquity. The particle vsed in the Hebrew, may signifie, onely; or but; or notwithstanding. I willingly receiue the second exposition, because there is an exception heere added, according as I haue expounded it; namely, that the Israelites should not lie snorting in their sinnes, as perswading themselues that they had God in their sleeue (as they say) or as if he were at their becke and command. Thus then we see the Prophet adds this