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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. 13. Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariot shall be as a whirl-wind: his horses are more swift than the Eagle: woe unto us for we are destroyed.
Vers. 13. Behold, he shall come vp as a cloud, and his chariot shall be as a whirle-wind: his horses are more swift than the Eagle: woe vnto vs for we are destroyed.
Here the Prophet in the shutting up of his prophecy, expresseth the greatness of Gods vengeance. Now he useth two similitudes to terrify and awaken the Jews.1 He saith, the chariots of God shall come up as clouds, and as a whirl-wind; and then, that his horses shall be swifter than the Eagles. Touching the clouds, and whirl-wind, and likewise the Eagles (for there is one and the same reason in the three similitudes) no doubt but the Prophet meant to signify, that Gods vengeance should come speedily: and yet there is some difference. We see how in less than the twinkling of an eye, the clouds are gathered together, §1and cover (as it were) all the heavens. Now this falls out when some whirl-wind ariseth and troubleth the air. Thus then, when he compares the chariots of God to clouds, and to a whirl-wind, it is as much as if he had said, that the beginning of the calamity shall come suddenly, in regard God shall arise ere they be aware, whilst it seems he hath a long time slept.
HEre the Prophet in the shutting vp of his prophesie, expresseth the greatnesse of Gods vengeance. Now hee vseth two similitudes to terrifie and awaken the Iewes.1 He saith, the chariots of God shall come vp as clouds, and as a whirle-wind; and then, that his horses shall be swifter than the Eagles. Touching the clouds, and whirle-wind, and likewise the Eagles (for there is one and the same reason in the three similitudes) no doubt but the Prophet meant to signifie, that Gods vengeance should come speedily: and yet there is some difference. Wee see how in lesse than the twinkling of an eye, the clouds are gathered together,