Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

The ship went on roundly for a time, the Prophet sleeping, the Mariners sporting, their sails flaunting, the waters calming, the winds guiding, so merrily sin goes on before the tempest comes. The wind blows not yet, therefore go on yet a little, and yet a little more, but suddenly the tempest rushes upon them before they are aware of it, and tumbles them up and down, and suddenly all is like to be undone. He came to the haven, and paid the fare, and entered the ship, and hoist up sails, and went on forward, and all to fly from God, but now it appears he fled not from him, but to him, Therefore David saith, If I take the mornings wings and fly aloft, lo, thou art there. If I go into the nethermost depth, thy hand will find me out: therefore whither shall I fly from thee? So that when we think that we fly from God, in running out of one place into another, we do but run from one hand to the other, for there is no place where Gods hand is not, and whither soever a rebellious sinner doth run, the hand of God will meet with him to cross him, and hinder his hoped fo• success, although he securely prophecieth never so much good unto himself in his journey. What had he offended the winds, or the waters, ⟨image 4⟩that they bare him such enmity? The winds and the waters, and all Gods creatures are to take Gods part against Jonah, or any rebellious sinner: for though God in the beginning gave power to man over all his creatures to rule them, yet when man sins, God giveth power & strength to his creatures to rule and bridle man. Therefore he that even now was Lord over the waters, now the waters are Lords over him.

The ship went on roundly for a time, the Prophet sleeping, the Mariners sporting, their sayles flaunting, the waters calming, the winds guiding, so merrily sinne goes on before the tempest comes. The winde blowes not yet, therefore goe on yet a little, and yet a little more, but suddenly the tempest rushes vpon them before they are aware of it, and tumbles them vp and downe, and suddenly all is like to be vndone. Hee came to the hauen, and paide the fare, and entred the ship, and hoist vp sayles, and went on forward, and all to flie from God, but now it appeares hee fled not from him, but to him, Therefore Dauid sayth, If I take the mornings wings and flie aloft, loe, thou art there. If I goe into the neithermost depth, thy hande will finde me out: therefore whither shall I flye from thee? So that when we thinke that we flie from God, in running out of one place into another, wee doe but runne from one hand to the other, for there is no place where Gods hande is not, and whither soeuer a rebellious sinner doth runne, the hand of God will meete with him to crosse him, and hinder his hoped fo successe, although hee securely prophecieth neuer so much good vnto himselfe in his iourney. What had hee offended the windes, or the waters,