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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. 16. Make ye mention thereof among the Gentiles, and publish it in Jerusalem. Behold the* scouts come from a far country, and send their cry upon the Cities of Judah.
Vers. 16. Make ye mention thereof among the Gentiles, and publish it in Ierusalem. Behold the* scouts come from a farre countrey, and send their cry vpon the Cities of Iudah.
- *or, those that besiege her.
The interpreters expound the beginning of this sentence diversly. Some translate, Let the Gentiles come into your mind; thinking the Prophet saith this, because there were many among the Gentiles, which published Gods vengeance. They take this place then, as if Jeremiah sent the Jews to the Gentiles, saying, Ye are unworthy that God should send you ordinary teachers, in regard you have esteemed whatsoever they have told you, but as mere tales and fables. But because the verb is in the conjugation of Hiphil, it ought rather to be ⟨p. 219⟩read, Remember ye. And yet there are others, which expound thus, Make mention of the Gentiles: that is to say, publish it; that the Chaldeans are approaching with all diligence to lay the land wast; to ruinate the Cities of Judah, and to bring the people to nothing. But there is a third exposition, which (as I take it) agrees better: word for word it is, make ye mention of the Gentiles: Behold, publish it upon Jerusalem. Why so? Truly the Prophet saw well enough that he lost but his time, in speaking to so dull, and senseless a people, and that the same their senselessness had brought them to such an obstinacy, that they would neither hear, nor understand ought. He turns his speech towards the Gentiles then, and saith, Advertise ye the Gentiles. As if he should say, it is a long while ago since I admonished this people: besides, God hath schooled them by other Teachers: but what hath all this profited, unless that they are become so much the more unteachable? Seeing the case stands thus then, Cause (saith he) the Gentiles now to know that which concerns Jerusalem: that is to say, let the Jews hence-forward hear no more of the calamity and ruin which must befall them; but let the Gentiles and profane nations take knowledge of those judgements of God which are to light upon their heads. This exposition is not any way against the scope of the text, but is easy enough, and agrees very well with the Prophets manner of speaking. He vouchsafes not then to direct his speech to those over whom God had placed him; for it had bin to have cast holy things to dogs: but he rather directs his speech to the Gentiles: as if he should say, The blind and poor ignorant heathen have more sense and understanding, than the people whom God himself hath chosen.