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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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Whereas he saith, there was no light: he signifies, that the light of the Sun and Moon was (in a manner) darkened and put out; in regard men were unworthy to enjoy such a favour as that is from God: as if the Sun and Moon had been ashamed, to be the witnesses of so many foul iniquities. We have now the sum of the Prophets meaning as touching the first verse. I looked (saith he) upon the earth, and behold, I perceived nothing but an horrible wrack and confusion: that is, there was no form nor distinction that might give the beholders any contentment, because the Jews had overturned the creation of the world (as it were) by their sins. I also beheld the heavens, and there appeared no light in them: for the Jews by their sins deserved to be deprived of that blessing which he hath put in the Sun, and in the Moon. ⟨p. 234⟩For what a singular favour of God is it, that he hath ordained so noble and excellent creatures to do us service? In a word, the Prophet meant to say, that there appeared signs of Gods wrath, both in the heavens, and in the earth; thereby to terrify the world, as if he meant to make havoc of all. This manner of speech is also usual in the rest of the Prophets, but especially in Joel 2.2. where there is a notable place to this purpose. And albeit they are hyperbolical speeches, yet do they not exceed measure, if we consider well what a dullness and slothfulness there is in mans nature. For unless God arm the heavens and earth against us; unless he manifest by some evident signs, that he is about to withdraw all his favours from us; what do we else but scorn all his threatenings, as we said erewhile?
Whereas he saith, there was no light: he signifies, that the light of the Sunne and Moone was (in a manner) darkened and put out; in regard men were vnworthy to enioy such a fauour as that is from God: as if the Sunne and Moone had been ashamed, to be the witnesses of so many foule iniquities. Wee haue now the summe of the Prophets meaning as touching the first verse. I looked (saith hee) vpon the earth, and behold, I perceiued nothing but an horrible wracke and confusion: that is, there was no forme nor distinction that might giue the beholders any contentment, because the Iewes had ouerturned the creation of the world (as it were) by their sinnes. I also beheld the heauens, and there appeared no light in them: for the Iewes by their sinnes deserued to be depriued of that blessing which he hath put in the Sunne, and in the Moone.