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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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Jeremiah reiterates the same sentence with that in vers. 12. yet in other words. But by heaping up so many words to one purpose, God shows how ready he is to be appeased, if so be the Israelites from their hearts, and without feigning will turn unto him. It sufficed to have assured them in one word, that God testified his willingness to pardon them: But perceiving how slow and dull of hearing they were, and how hardly drawn to yield themselves obedient; he continues on his former exhortation. This favour of God is not to be a little admired: who albeit his grace be (in a manner) neglected, yea rejected of men by their slothfulness, yet ceaseth he not; ⟨p. 168⟩but once, 1twice, yea the third time, he calls us to him. Is any man in the world able to brook such an indignity, as to see his favour scorned? And yet we see God flies not back at the first repulse, neither rejects he those by and by who are thus dull and slow of hearing; but sets upon them afresh, to see if at length he may prevail: and is not this more than necessary? Doct. For such a blockishness is in our nature, that if God should not daily be calling upon us, how many of us would give him audience, or entertain his admonitions? It is no wonder than, if he support our slothfulness, in summoning and calling us the second and third time, to repentance: which mercy (as we see) he daily exerciseth in the Churches. This is the cause then, why the Prophet repeats the same words again, Return now again, O ye disobedient children. He said before,2 Thou disobedient Israel return. Now here he adds, For I have been a husband unto you.
IEremiah reiterates the same sentence with that in vers. 12. yet in other words. But by heaping vp so many words to one purpose, God shewes how ready hee is to be appeased, if so be the Israelites from their hearts, and without faining will turne vnto him. It sufficed to haue assured them in one word, that God testified his willingnesse to pardon them: But perceiuing how slow and dull of hearing they were, and how hardly drawne to yeeld themselues obedient; he continues on his former exhortation. This fauour of God is not to be a little admired: who albeit his grace be (in a manner) neglected, yea reiected of men by their slothfulnesse, yet ceaseth hee not; ⟨p. 168⟩