Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Now when the sinner that troubled the ship is taken, now Jonah can hide himself no longer. Now he might also fear to be sacrificed by the mariners presently, For the mariners, partly for the pain they had endured, partly for the losses they had sustained, partly for the danger wherein they remained, were no doubt as the she-Wolves robbed of their whelps, out of measure furious and fully bent to sacrifice him on whom the lot fell, to appease the wrathful God. But God stayed, and restrained the rage of the mariners, and made them afterward willingly to abide the tempest a while, and put themselves to more pain to save him, endeavouring by rowing to recover land. For having heard of the true God, and though they lost their goods, having found God who is all good, shall we (say they) destroy him that hath saved us? Shall we give him up to death unnecessarily, that hath brought us to life, and assured us to reign with God in all glory everlastingly? Surely the thankless are graceless: especially they that love not, and show not forth the labour of love for their gracious guide to God: but therefore we may see that the hearts of men are in ¹the hands of God, and he turneth them which way he list, he fashioneth their hearts every one, yea even kings hearts, as rivers of water, doth he turn, to water and make fruitful his vine: to pity and to persecute, to honour and to shame, to love and hate his people: to deliver their power to the beast, Reve. 17. 13. and again to eat the whores flesh, and to burn her with fire 17. 16. 17. Therefore let us never fear to perform our duties whatsoever, to whom soever: for he formeth the hearts of all, who hath promised to honour them that honour him. but to make them contemptible that do despise him, Neither let us put. confidence in man, nor in Princes; for their hearts are rivers of water of them ⟨image 19⟩selves fleeting easily as they be led following But especially let us not forget chiefly to make prayers, supplications, intercessions, and to give thanks for all those on the godliness, or profaneness of whose hearts, the flourishing ²or defacing of the gospel of Christ Jesus, and the chosen of God doth most depend.

Now when the sinner that troubled the ship is taken, now Ionah can hide himselfe no longer. Now hee might also feare to bee sacrificed by the mariners presently, For the mariners, partly for the paine they had endured, partly for the losses they had sustained, partly for the danger wherein they remained, were no doubt as the shee-Wolues robbed of their whelpes, out of measure furious and fully bent to sacrifice him on whome the lot fell, to appease the wrathfull God. But God stayed, and restrained the rage of the mariners, and made them afterward willingly to abide the tempest a while, and put themselues to more paine to saue him, endeuouring by rowing to recouer land. For hauing heard of the true God, and though they lost their goods, hauing found God who is all good, shall wee (say they) destroy him that hath saued vs? Shall wee giue him vp to death vnnecessarily, that hath brought vs to life, and assured vs to raigne with God in all glorie euerlastingly? Surely the thankelesse are gracelesse: especially they that loue not, and shew not forth the labour of loue for their gratious guide to God: but therefore wee may see that the hearts of men are in