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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It follows. For thou hast carried thy self wickedly against the Lord thy God. The Prophet by these words presseth the Israelites home, lest they should think to escape Gods wrath by their fair and colourable pretexts. For we know, that even such as feel themselves inwardly convinced, are not easily brought to confess their faults. And surely it is wonderful, men should be so blockish, thus to plead always with God. Therefore when the Prophets go about to exhort the Jews to repentance, they always set their sins before them. Were there any shame, or good nature in men, they needed not to be thus pressed: but in regard they are either impudent, and so will §1never confess their faults; or so senseless, that nothing §2can terrify them: therefore it is needful they should be thus sharply galled; yea deeply wounded. This course the Prophet takes here. Thou hast (saith he) carried thy self wickedly towards thy God: as if the Prophet should have said, It is not without cause, that in this particular manner I admonish thee to acknowledge thy faults: for it is God himself that condemns thee; think not therefore that thy evasions can do thee any good.
It followes. For thou hast carried thy selfe wickedly against the Lord thy God. The Prophet by these words presseth the Israelites home, lest they should thinke to escape Gods wrath by their faire and colourable pretexts. For we know, that euen such as feele themselues inwardly conuinced, are not easily brought to confesse their faults. And surely it is wonderful, men should be so blockish, thus to plead alwayes with God. Therefore when the Prophets goe about to exhort the Iewes to repentance, they alwayes set their sinnes before them. Were there any shame, or good nature in men, they needed not to bee thus pressed: but in regard they are either impudent, and so will §1neuer confesse their faults; or so senselesse, that nothing §2can terrifie them: therefore it is needfull they should bee thus sharply gauled; yea deeply wounded. This course the Prophet takes heere. Thou hast (saith hee) carried thy selfe wickedly towards thy God: as if the Prophet should haue said, It is not without cause, that in this particular manner I admonish thee to acknowledge thy faults: for it is God himselfe that condemnes thee; thinke not therfore that thy euasions can doe thee any good.