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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. 9. And in that day saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that the Kings heart shall fail, and the heart of the Princes; and the Priests shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.
Vers. 9. And in that day saith the Lord, it shall come to passe that the Kings heart shall faile, and the heart of the Princes; and the Priests shall be astonished, and the Prophets shall wonder.
IN regard the regal dignity as yet remained among the Jews, albeit their power was much diminished: they trusting in their King, thought themselves in regard thereof, in great safety: and this was the reason why they trembled at no threatening. For this name of a Kingdom, though not altogether in its perfection, yet in such a mean estate as it then was, served them as an anvil, to beat back all the Prophets blows. Moreover, we know how pride always possesseth the harts of courtiers. For as they highly magnify the greatness of their Kings, so insult they, in regard of their wisdom and courage. Because this fond conceit of their King then, together with the great cracks of the chief courtiers, deceived the Jews: The Prophet saith, In that day both the heart of the King, and the heart of his great men, should fail. Neither is it to be doubted, but by this word heart, he means the understanding: the word ⟨p. 206⟩being often so taken in many places:1 God (saith Moses, Deut. 29.4.) hath not hitherto given thee an heart: and the Latins also call him* wise and discreet, who is of a quick understanding, and of a ripe wit. Thus then, the Prophet shows, that whereas the people fondly esteemed their King as a fortress of invincible defence; yet all would prove in the end but mere froth and vanity. For then (saith he) the King shall be deprived of all sense and understanding: the Counsellors also, who commonly showed themselves men of great spirits, should then prove as witless as poor brute beasts. Trust you not therefore, if you be wise, in such deceitful helps. In a word, the Prophet meant to reject that perverse confidence wherewith the Jews were besotted,