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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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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.
IEremiah now at length shewes, that God keepes such measure in his iudgements, that the cast-awayes shall in vaine accuse him of ouermuch seuerity, though it bee vsuall with them so to doe. Some translate these words as if that which is heere said, had been already effected; ⟨p. 266⟩and thinke the sense to be this, namely, that the Prophet reprocheth the Iewes; shewing it was not without cause they had been chastised with so many calamities, in regard they had iustly deserued as many more. But the other sense sutes also very well. For we know how the Hebrewes are wont to change the tenses of verbes: and for mine owne part, I willingly referre it to the time to come, because it seemes the Prophet makes not a narration of that which they had formerly suffered; but how sharpe the afflictions were, which immediatly should befall them.
The Lion of the forrest then, shall smite them. As touching the words, we told you that the Wolfe of the deserts, is as much as the wolf coming out of the desert. Whereas others expound it the wolf of the night or evening, it may also stand. For in other places we know that hunger-starved wolfs, are called wolfs of the night; in regard they having sought their prey all the day long, and not meeting therewith, are almost mad in the evening: thus hunger makes them range here and there. This exposition then may pass: but having said before, that the Lion came out of the forrest, it is more likely he also describes the wolf coming out of the desert. And as touching the sum, the difference is not great.