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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. 16. And I will speak, or pronounce my judgements with them, touching all the wickedness of them that have forsaken me, and have burnt incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Vers. 16. And I will speake, or pronounce my iudgements with them, touching all the wickednesse of them that haue forsaken me, and haue burnt incense vnto other gods, and worshipped the workes of their owne hands.
God here notes out the cause, why he determined to punish the Jews so severely. For it was needful that as well the one as the other, should be manifested: as first, that the Chaldeans should not break in upon §1them by their own instinct, but in regard they should come under Gods pay, who will both muster, and arm them. Mark that for one point. The second was no less §2needful to be mentioned; namely, that God was not cruel, neither had he forgotten his covenant, whilst he purposed to revenge himself so sharply; but that he dealt thus rigorously with them, in regard he found the Jews so rooted in their obstinacy, that necessity urged him thus to afflict and utterly to consume them. Why so? because light punishments had profited them nothing at all. After the Lord had testified then, that he would be the chief Commander in this war: he therewithal shows, what just causes he hath, thus to chastise the Jews. It cannot therefore be imputed unto his cruelty, in regard they had formerly provoked him by their superstitions, full of impiety. He saith then, I will speak my judgements with them.
GOd heere notes out the cause, why hee determined to punish the Iewes so seuerely. For it was needfull that as well the one as the other, should bee manifested: as first, that the Chaldeans should not breake in vpon