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Jonah the messenger of Ninevehs repentance Set forth in his calling, rebellion, and punishment.…Ionah the messenger of Ninevehs repentance Set forth in his calling, rebellion, and punishment.…
Jonah the messenger of Ninevehs repentance Set forth in his calling, rebellion, and punishment. By H.S.Ionah the messenger of Ninevehs repentance Set forth in his calling, rebellion, and punishment. By H.S.
London: printed by G. Miller for G. Edwards, 1637
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.
IT follows now to show how Jonah discharged ⟨p. 34⟩the charge given unto him. First, he neglected it, afterwards being chastised and so repenting he faithfully discharged it.
IT followes now to shew how Ionah discharged ⟨p. 34⟩the charge given unto him. First, he neglected it, afterwards being chastised and so repenting he faithfully discharged it.
First, of his Rebellion.
First, Jonah was sent to Nineveh to preach against their ungodliness, to reclaim them that they might repent, & so the wrath of God be turned away, how happy a message should this have been that brought such blessed effects, but still one fly or other spoils the box of ointment, Eccles. 10. 1. Satan stands ⟨p. 35⟩up and sends him instead of Nineveh to Tarshish; meaning thereby,
First, Ionah was sent to Nineveh to preach against their ungodlinesse, to reclaime them that they might repent, & so the wrath of God be turned away, how happy a message should this have beene that brought such blessed effects, but still one flie or other spoyles the boxe of ointment, Eccles. 10. 1. Satan stands ⟨p. 35⟩