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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. 30. A thing to astonish, or to terrify, and wicked, or shameful, is in the land. The verb whence this word is derived, signifies properly to think, or to consider: but it seems God in this place, as in some others, meant to note out some monstrous thing, which cannot be comprehended within the compass of common sense; as if he should say, you cannot imagine it. nor comprehend it in your minds: I know this will indeed seem strange; but as I think, there is good reason for it. Consequently he adds, 31. The Prophets prophesy lies, and the Priests bear rule by their hands, or receive by their hands, and my people will have it so, that is, they desire it should be so; and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Vers. 30. A thing to astonish, or to terrifie, and wicked, or shamefull, is in the land. The verbe whence this word is deriued, signifies properly to thinke, or to consider: but it seemes God in this place, as in some others, meant to note out some monstrous thing, which cannot be comprehended within the compasse of common sense; as if hee should say, you cannot imagine it. nor comprehend it in your minds: I know this will indeed seeme strange; but as I thinke, there is good reason for it. Consequently hee adds, 31. The Prophets prophesie lies, and the Priests beare rule by their hands, or receiue by their hands, and my people will haue it so, that is, they desire it should bee so; and what will ye doe in the end thereof?
The Prophet not contenting himself with his former reprehension, passeth yet further, in reproving the faults and iniquities of his nation. He saith then, the estate of the Jews was so corrupt, that the whole world might be astonished at it. A fearful thing (saith he) is fallen out: that is, a thing past the reach of mans wit or reason, to imagine or comprehend. By these two words he signifies, that the impiety of the people cannot be expressed with words, or conceived in the mind of man, because it is an horrible monster. This is the sum. Let us now see what that detestable thing is, which the Prophet here notes out, and so detests: The Prophets (saith he) prophesied lies. It is certain that this might well astonish any that should hear of it, that in Jerusalem (the City which God had ⟨p. 312⟩