We be many preachers here in England, and we preach many long Sermons, and yet ⟨image 4⟩the people will not repent nor convert. This was the fruit, the effect and the good that his Sermon did, that all the whole City at his preaching converted and amended their evil living & did penance in sackcloth. And yet here in this Sermon of Jonah is no great curiousness, no great clerkliness, no great affectation of words, nor of painted eloquence, it was none other but Ad huc qua di aginta dies, & Nineveh subuertitur. yet forty days & Nineveh subuertitur, and Nineveh shall be destroyed, it was no more. This was no great curious Sermon, but this was a nipping Sermon, a pinching Sermon, a biting Sermon, it had a full byte, it was a nipping sermon, a rough Sermon, and a sharp biting Sermon. Do you not hear marvel that these Ninevites caste not Jonah in prison, that they did not revile him, and rebuke him? They did not revile him, nor rebuke ⟨image 4⟩him, but God gave them grace to hear him, and to convert and amend at his preaching. A strange matter, so noble a City to give place to one mans Sermon. Now England cannot abide this gear, they cannot be content to hear Gods Minister and his threatening for their sin. Though the Sermon be never so good, though it be never so true. It is a naughty fellow, a seditious fellow, he maketh trouble and rebellion in the Realm, he lacketh discretion, but the Ninevites rebuked not Jonah ye he lacketh discretion, or that he spake out of time, that his Sermon was out of season made. But in England if Gods Preacher, Gods Minister be any thing quick, or do speak sharply, then he is a foolish fellow, he is rash, he lacketh discretion. Nowadays if they cannot reprove the doctrine y• is preached: then they will reprove the Preacher ⟨image 5⟩that he lacketh dew consideration of the times, and y• he is of learning sufficient, but he wanteth discretion, what a time is this picked out to preach such things, he should have a respect and a regard to the time, and to the state of things, and of the Common w••l.
We be mani preachers here in Englande, and we preach many long Sermōs, and yet ⟨image 4⟩the people wil not repēt nor conuert. This was the frut, the effect and the good that hys Sermon dyd, that all the whole City at his preaching conuerted and amended theyr euyll lyuynge & dyd pennaunce in sakcloth. And yet here in this Sermon of Jonas is no great curiousnes, no great clerklines, no greate affertacyon of wordes, nor of painted eloquence, it was none other but Ad huc qua di aginta dies, & Niniue subuertitur. yet fortye dayes & Niniue subuertitur, and Niniue shall be destroied, it was no more. This was no great curious Sermon, but thys was a nyppynge Sermon, apynchynge Sermon, a biting Sermon, it had a ful byte, it was a nyppynge sermon, a rough Sermon, and a sharp bitynge Sermon. Do you not heare maruayle that these Niniuites caste not Jonas in pryson, that they did not reuyle hym, and rebuke hym? They did not reuile him, nor rebuke ⟨image 4⟩hym, but God gaue theym grace to heare him, and to conuert and amēd at his preachynge. A straunge matter, so noble a Citye to gyue place to one mans Sermon. Now England cannot abyde thys geare, they cānot be content to heare Gods Minister and hys threatnyng for theyr synne. Thoughe the Sermon be neuer so good, thoughe it be neuer so true. It is a naughty fellowe, a sedicious fellowe, hee maketh trouble and rebellyon in the Realme, hee lacketh dyscression, but the Niniuites rebuked not Jonas ye he lacketh dyscression, or that he spake out of tyme, that hys Sermon was oute of season made. But in England if Gods Preacher, Gods Minister be any thyng quike, or do speake sharply, then he is a foolysh fellow, he is rash, he lacketh dyscression. Nowadayes yf they cannot reproue the doctryne y• is preached: then they wyll reproue the Preacher ⟨image 5⟩that he lacketh dew consideracion of the tymes, and y• he is of lernyng sufficiente, but he wanteth discressyon, what a tyme is thys pycked oute to preache such thyngs, he should haue a respect and a regarde to the tyme, and to the state of thyngs, and of the Commō w••l.
