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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
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 wolfe comming out of the desert. Whereas others expound it the wolfe of the night or euening, it may also stand. For in other places we know that hunger-starued wolfes, are called wolfes of the night; in regard they hauing sought their prey all the day long, and not meeting therewith, are almost mad in the euening: thus hunger makes them range here and there. This exposition then may passe: but hauing said before, that the Lion came out of the forrest, it is more likely he also describes the wolfe comming out of the desert. And as touching the summe, the difference is not great.
He names three beasts here, A Lion, a Wolfe, and a Leopard. No doubt but by these beasts, under a metaphor, he means the enemies which should shortly invade the land with great cruelty. True it is, that before Jeremiah made this Sermon, the Jews had already suffered many calamities: for God revenged not himself upon them, all on one day; but he often advertised them: and had there been any hope of amendment left, he would yet have saved them, because their condition had been to be pitied. But it seems Jeremiah prophesieth here, of judgements to come: and therefore he not only understands by these beasts, the Assyrians, and the Egyptians; but all other enemies also. For we know that this nation was hated mortally ⟨p. 267⟩