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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. 9. And the Lord stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth; and the Lord said unto me, Behold I ⟨p. 19⟩have put my words into thy mouth. 10 Behold, this day I have set thee over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to root out, and to destroy, and throw down, to build, and to plant.
Vers. 9. And the Lord stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth; and the Lord said vnto mee, Behold I ⟨p. 19⟩haue put my words into thy mouth. 10 Behold, this day I haue set thee ouer the nations, and ouer the kingdomes, to plucke vp, and to root out, and to destroy, and throw downe, to build, and to plant.
Jeremiah here comes again to speak of his vocation,1 that his doctrine might not be contemned, as if it came from a private or particular person. He protests once again then, that he came not of his own proper moving; but that he was sent to teach, with authority from God. To which purpose it is he saith, that the words of God were put into his mouth. This place ought diligently to be noted; because the Prophet in few words declares whence the certainty of a lawful vocation is to be fetched, when any minds to take upon him the office of teaching in the Church; namely, that he bring nothing of his own: as Saint Peter also teacheth in his Canonical Epistle. 4.11. Let him that speaks (saith he) speak as the words of God; that is to say, let him not speak doubtfully, as if he broached his own devices; but that which he may boldly, and without wavering, deliver in the name of God. Thus doth Jeremiah in this place; for before he desires to be heard, he affirms that the words of God were put into his mouth.
IEremiah here comes againe to speake of his vocation,1