Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Lastly, yet consider God is rich in mercy, and full of compassion, both to punish, unless to far provoked, content to shake his rod over us, to make us fear only, and keep us free from feeling his strokes, if that may have his due work in us, that is, recall, reform, and confirm us: for as the winds could not overthrow Jonah, nor the waters drown him: so neither could the whale consume, poison, or annoy him, or ought but fear him, though it had swallowed him: for Jonah remembering God, God showed he forgot not Jonah. Therefore when and where Jonah thought verily and speedily to have perished, then and there God caused him to be three days, and as many nights most safely preserved. O power omnipotent, O goodness all sufficient, in all things, at all times. God then as well knoweth to deliver his out of all distress in due time, as to reserve the wicked to the day of judgement to be punished. And in what danger shall we despair? In what extremities ought not we to hope in our most mighty Saviour, remembering Jonah in the whales belly, Jeremiah in the mire of the deep dungeon, Daniel among the fierce Lions, his three companions in the hot burning furnace, nay, 600000. men of war, and three times as many moe, of men and women, young and old in the wilderness, lacking now drink, then meat,: and all these delivered out of all danger, these last miraculously satisfied with drink out of the rock, and with meat abundantly from heaven.

Lastly, yet consider God is rich in mercy, and full of compassion, both to punish, vnlesse to far prouoked, cōtēt to shake his rod ouer vs, to make vs feare onely, and keepe vs free from feeling his strokes, if that may haue his due worke in vs, that is, recall, reforme, and confirme vs: for as the windes could not ouerthrow Ionah, nor the waters drowne him: so neither could the whale consume, poyson, or annoy him, or ought but feare him, though it had swallowed him: for Ionah remembring God, God shewed hee forgot not Ionah. Therefore when and where Ionah thought verily and speedily to haue perished, then and there God caused him to bee three dayes, and as many nights most safely preserued. O power omnipotent, O goodnesse all sufficient, in all things, at all times. God then as well knoweth to deliuer his out of all distresse in due time, as to reserue the wicked to the day of iudgement to bee punished. And in what danger shall wee despaire? In what extremities ought not wee to hope in our most mighty Sauiour, remembring Ionah in the whales belly, Ieremie in the mire of the deepe dungeon, Daniel among the fierce Lions, his three companions in the hot burning furnace, nay, 600000. men of warre, and three times as many moe, of men and women, young and old in the wildernesse, lacking now drinke, then meat,: and all these deliuered out of all danger, these last miraculously satisfied with drinke out of the roeke, and with meat abundantly from heauen.