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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. 6. And therefore a Lion out of the forrest hath smitten them, the wolf of the deserts, others by the word here used, understand the nights, or evenings, because they derive it from another word, which signifies the evening, and translate, the wolf of the night, hath destroyed them: the Leopard, others translate, the Panther, watcheth over their Cities; whosoever goes out thence shall be dismembered, or rent in pieces, for their iniquities are many, and their transgressions, or revolts, are increased.
Vers. 6. And therefore a Lion out of the forrest hath smitten them, the wolfe of the deserts, others by the word heere vsed, vnderstand the nights, or euenings, because they deriue it from another word, which signifies the euening, and translate, the wolfe of the night, hath destroyed them: the Leopard, others translate, the Panther, watcheth ouer their Cities; whosoeuer goes out thence shall be dismembred, or rent in pieces, for their iniquities are many, and their transgressions, or reuolts, are encreased.
Jeremiah now at length shows, that God keeps such measure in his judgements, that the cast-aways shall in vain accuse him of overmuch severity, though it be usual with them so to do. Some translate these words as if that which is here said, had been already effected; ⟨p. 266⟩and think the sense to be this, namely, that the Prophet reproacheth the Jews; showing it was not without cause they had been chastised with so many calamities, in regard they had justly deserved as many more. But the other sense suits also very well. For we know how the Hebrews are wont to change the tenses of verbs: and for mine own part, I willingly refer it to the time to come, because it seems the Prophet makes not a narration of that which they had formerly suffered; but how sharp the afflictions were, which immediately should befall them.