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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. 27. For thus saith the Lord, the whole land shall be desolate, and I will not make an end: but then the copulative and, must be resolved into an adversative, notwithstanding, I will not make an end, or a consumption.
Vers. 27. For thus saith the Lord, the whole land shall be desolate, and I will not make an end: but then the copulatiue and, must be resolued into an aduersatiue, notwithstanding, I will not make an end, or a consumption.
Here the Prophet in sum,1 explains that which he meant to say, as touching those four visions which we have formerly handled. He denounceth then, as in the person of God, that there shall be a marvellous, yea, a most horrible desolation, throughout the whole land of Judea. The land (saith he) shall be utterly desolate: or, there shall be a desolation throughout the land. Some expound that which follows, as if he somewhat allayed the tartness and sharpness of his speech. And according to their opinion, there should be a correction here, which should (as it were) give some relief unto the faithful, who hoped, and waited to obtain some grace and mercy, that they might not be utterly out of heart. And to say the truth, if God should only threaten, without adding some exception; it were able to swallow up with fear and dread, an hundred worlds. That the faithful then might not in such wise be over-whelmed with fear, as not to have their recourse to Gods mercy; it is often added by way of correction, that God will not utterly consume the earth. The word which the Prophet here useth sometime signifies, perfection, but in many other places, it signifies consumption: for the verb signifies, to perfect, and consume. And there is the same reason for both: and yet it seems these words should be one contrary to another. Notwithstanding that which is consumed, may properly be called perfect, because it always brings to an end. If ⟨p. 238⟩this exposition seem good, then we now see why he saith, That he will not make a consumption, albeit he do severely chastise this people: to wit, that he might leave some hope for the faithful, lest they should be discouraged: which would have fallen out, had not God promised to be ready to succour them, and to be mindful of his covenant: unless peradventure we will read it by way of an interrogation, thereby to repress the pride and overweening of the wicked, that they might the better feel, how none of their vain boastings should go unpunished. As if he should say, And will ye yet say, that I will not make a full end? Now howsoever the first exposition contains a doctrine much more ample: yet had I rather take the Hebrew word here used, for End; as if he meant to show, that he will not cease to pursue them with his vengeance even to the uttermost.