Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

3 Yet if he were but malicious and mighty, it were better with us, but he is fierce, and therefore called a roaring Lion, who laying wait for the blood of the godly, stirreth up blood-thirsty persecutors to make themselves drunk with the blood of Saints: as most grievously he did from the time of John Baptist, to the reign of Maxentius ⟨image 34⟩the space of 294. years, slaying some by the sword, burning other with fire, hanging some on the gallows, drowning some in rivers, stabbing some with forks of iron, pressing others unto death with stones devouring many thousands of the tender lambs of Christs flock.

3 Yet if hee were but malicious and mightie, it were better with vs, but hee is fierce, and therefore called a roaring Lion, who laying waite for the bloud of the godly, stirreth vp bloud-thirstie persecutors to make themselues drunke with the bloud of Saintes: as most greiuously hee did from the time of Iohn Baptist, to the raigne of Maxentius ⟨image 34⟩the space of 294. yeares, slaying some by the sword, burning other with fire, hanging some on the gallowes, drowning some in riuers, stabbing some with forkes of yron, pressing others vnto death with stones deuouring many thousands of the tender lambs of Christs flocke.

4 To this malice, might and rage, is added his subtle policy, which he useth in circumventing the faithful he doth not pitch his tents in any one place, but walketh about from place to place to spy out his best advantage, in the ¹night he soweth tares, and in the day he hindereth the growth thereof.

4 To this malice, might and rage, is added his subtil policy, which he vseth in circumuenting the faithfull he doth not pitch his tents in any one place, but walketh about from place to place to spie out his best aduantage, in the