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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. 14. Wash thine heart O Jerusalem from thy filthiness, lest thou perish. How long shall thy vain thoughts remain in the middest of thine heart, Others translate, thy dolorous thoughts: others, the thoughts of thy lusts: others, of thine iniquity.
Vers. 14. Wash thine heart O Ierusalem from thy filthinesse, lest thou perish. How long shall thy vaine thoughts remaine in the middest of thine heart, Others translate, thy dolorous thoughts: others, the thoughts of thy lusts: others, of thine iniquity.
Here indeed the Prophet begins in express terms,1 to exhort the people to repentance. And when he saith, let Jerusalem wash her heart, to take away the wickedness which is therein, that she may be saved: he shows, the Jews have none other remedy left them, but to make their peace with God; which cannot be done, without amendment of life. He said before, that they must certainly perish, ⟨p. 214⟩2seeing God was angry with them: now he confirms that speech, Purge thine heart from all thine iniquity, that thou mayest be saved; as if he should have said, The Jews are at wars with God: they cannot therefore escape, whilst he is up in arms to destroy them, nor whilst he shows himself a severe Judge, in chastising them for their iniquities: and therewithal also he shows what course must be taken to come to true repentance: namely,3 if she wash her heart from her wickedness. For hypocrites take great pains to appease God with outward ceremonies, and with bodily exercise: but the Prophet shows that God regards none of these things, unless they turn unto him in good earnest, and without feigning. He signifies then,4 that the beginning of repentance hath his seat in the affection of the heart. Now we have the Prophets meaning.