Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Woe, woe, woe, that ever we were borne, O where is that Dives that would believe this, before he felt the fire in hell, or that would believe the poorest Lazarus in the world, to be better then himself, before the dreadful day come when they cannot help it, if they would never so fain, when repentance is too late? Herod shall then wish that he were John Baptist. Pharaoh would wish that he were Moses, and Saul would wish that he had been David. Nebuchadnezzar, ⟨image 30⟩that he had been Daniel. Haman to have been Mordecai: Esau would wish to be Jacob, and Balaam would wish might die the death of the righteous: then he will say, I will give more then Hezekiah, cry more then Esau: fast more then Moses: pray more then Daniel: weep more then Mary Magdalen: suffer more stripes then Paul: abide more imprisonments then Michai: abide more cruelty then any mortal man would do, that it might be, Ite, Go ye cursed, might be come ye blessed. Yea, I would give all the goods in the world that I might escape this dreadful day of wrath and judgement, and that I might not stand amongst the go. O that I might live a beggar all my life, and a Leper: O that I might endure all plagues and sores from the top of the head, to the sole of my foot, sustain all sickness & griefs, that I might escape this judgement.

Woe, woe, woe, that euer wee were borne, O where is that Diues that would beleeue this, before hee felt the fire in hell, or that would beleeue the poorest Lazarus in the world, to bee better then himselfe, before the dreadfull day come when they cannot helpe it, if they would neuer so faine, when repentance is too late? Herod shall then wish that hee were Iohn Baptist. Pharaoh would wish that hee were Moses, and Saul would wish that hee had bene Dauid. Nabuchadnezzar, ⟨image 30⟩that hee had beene Daniel. Haman to haue beene Mardocheus: Esau would wish to bee Iacob, and Balam would wishe might die the death of the righteous: then hee will say, I will giue more then Ezechias, crie more then Esau: fast more then Moses: pray more then Daniel: weepe more then Marie Magdalen: suffer more stripes then Paul: abide more imprisonments then Michai: abide more crueltie then any mortall man would doe, that it might bee, Ite, Goe yee cursed, might be come yee blessed. Yea, I would giue all the goods in the world that I might escape this dreadfull day of wrath and iudgement, and that I might not stand amongst the goe. O that I might liue a begger all my life, and a Leaper: O that I might endure all plagues and sores from the top of the head, to the sole of my foote, sustaine all sicknesse & griefes, that I might escape this iudgement.