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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. 21. A voice is heard upon the high places, the tears of the prayers of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, and have forgotten the Lord their God.
Vers. 21. A voyce is heard vpon the high places, the teares of the prayers of the children of Israel; because they haue peruerted their way, and haue forgotten the Lord their God.
Here we may more evidently perceive that which I touched erewhile; namely, that the Israelites are set as a spectacle for the Jews; to the end these perverse creatures whom God had so long spared, might know they should by no means escape scot-free, unless they returned betimes to the Lord their God. For the Prophet here shows how the Israelites lamented, and wept, in regard they had severed themselves from their God, and had violated their faith which once they plighted to him. But what of all this? Even that the Jews who pleased themselves in their delights, might be awakened; and that they should as verily keep their turn also in weeping and mourning; unless they betimes prevented Gods just judgements. It is true that the tears and lamentations of the Israelites were not yet such, that by them the signs of true repentance might be discerned: neither is it the Prophets meaning here, highly to extol their piety; he only meant to note, that they were thus sharply chastised, because they had forsaken God.
HEre we may more euidently perceiue that which I touched erewhile; namely, that the Israelites are set as a spectacle for the Iewes; to the end these peruerse creatures whom God had so long spared, might know they should by no meanes escape scot-free, vnlesse they returned betimes to the Lord their God. For the Prophet here shewes how the Israelites lamented, and wept, in regard they had seuered themselues from their God, and had violated their faith which once they plighted to him. But what of all this? Euen that the Iewes who pleased themselues in their delights, might bee awakened; and that they should as verily keepe their turne also in weeping and mourning; vnlesse they betimes preuented Gods iust iudgements. It is true that the teares and lamentations of the Israelites were not yet such, that by them the signes of true repentance might be discerned: neither is it the Prophets meaning heere, highly to extoll their piety; hee onely meant to note, that they were thus sharply chastised, because they had forsaken God.