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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. 8. Therefore gird you with sackcloth, mourn and howl; for the fury of the Lords wrath is not turned back from us.
Vers. 8. Therefore gird you with sackcloth, mourne and howle; for the fury of the Lords wrath is not turned backe from vs.
IT is not likely that the Prophet doth here exhort his countrymen to repentance: for there follows a more evident doctrine touching this point hereafter.1 For the present, he only warns them, that a great lamentation is approaching them; in regard he saw the hypocrites so far plunged in their delights, that it was impossible once to terrify them. Therefore he tells them they are much deceived, if they think to be in any safety whilst God is their enemy. Clothe you with sackcloth (saith he) lament and howl. The reason follows, because the wrath of the Lord is not yet turned away from us. For we know how ⟨p. 205⟩hypocrites are wont to weaken Gods power, as if by their obstinacy they were able either to turn back his judgement, or else to hold his hands (as you would say) from executing his will. Because hypocrites then show themselves thus malepert against God, the Prophet expressly saith, that Gods wrath is not turned back. By which words he gives them to understand, that they shall be always, and every way miserable, until they be reconciled unto God. We now conceive the Prophets meaning. For he confirms that which he said before, namely, that the Lion was come forth, and the destroyer was already in arms.2