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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. 19. My bowels, my bowels, pain me, round about mine heart: mine heart is troubled; that is, within me: I cannot hold my peace, because my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, or, my soul thou hast heard, and the clamour of the war is heard, or, my soul hath heard the clamour of the war.
Vers. 19. My bowels, my bowels, paine me, round about mine heart: mine heart is troubled; that is, within me: I cannot hold my peace, because my soule hath heard the sound of the trumpet, or, my soule thou hast heard, and the clamor of the warre is heard, or, my soule hath heard the clamor of the warre.
I Dare not say, that that which some interpreters suppose is certain or not; namely, that the Prophet is here touched with humane passions, in regard he saw ruin approach towards those of his nation. It is very true indeed, that as oft as the Prophets denounce the heavy judgements of God, and have showed themselves to be severe therein, that they have not then cast off all humane affections or compassion. For often they bewail even those calamities which themselves threaten: which we shall also perceive more clearly in fit place. Thus then the Prophets have had a twofold passion: for when they are to be Gods heralds to proclaim his vengeance; they §1must then necessarily forget all humane passions: and yet §2such a magnanimity notwithstanding hinders them not from retaining an inclination to show compassion, as they are men: for it could not be avoided but their bowels must needs yearn within them, in seeing their brethren who were of their own flesh, to fall into such inevitable desolations. But in this place it seems the Prophet laments, not so much in respect of the peoples calamity, as that he meant to use certain figures, whereby he might rouse up and awaken the peoples dullness, because he saw they were grown altogether so senseless, as they were destitute of Gods true fear, neither could they be touched with any shame or blushing. The people