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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. 31. Certainly I have heard the voice of her which travelleth: affliction, or anguish of a travelling woman, or of her that travelleth of her first child; for so much the Hebrew word properly signifies, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she sigheth, she shall break, spread, or smite her hands: woe is me now, for my soul fainteth because of those which kill, or of the murderers.
Vers. 31. Certainly I haue heard the voice of her which trauelleth: affliction, or anguish of a trauelling woman, or of her that trauelleth of her first child; for so much the Hebrew word properly signifies, the voice of the daughter of Sion: she sigheth, shee shall breake, spread, or smite her hands: woe is me now, for my soule fainteth because of those which kill, or of the murtherers.
Jeremiah by these words yet further confirms that which we saw before: for he insists not thus long upon the matter only for teaching sake; but because he saw those of his nation grew obstinate, and had hearts as hard as the Adamant. This is the cause why with so many words he inculcates, and with such diversities of speech repeats, one and the same thing: which he could not have delivered so well in plain terms, nor in a word or two. For oft times the doctrine will little avail, unless exhortations and threatenings be added thereunto. You see now to what end, and for what cause he so often, and in so many words repeats one and the same thing: also why he hath expounded that at large, which we saw before. I have (saith he) heard a voice, as of her that travelleth. Doubtless this must be taken otherwise than the words sound: for it is certain that Jeremiah was no quicker of hearing than the rest: unless we would say, that being mounted upon an high turret, he saw Gods judgement approaching a far off (whereof the people at that time made but slight reckoning) that he might represent the same out unto others. He saith then, that he heard, and that no less plainly, than if the thing had been present before him.