Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

The fourth, is his patience and long suffering, which is not slackness, as some men account slackness: but is patience, because willingly he would have no man perish, but gladly would have all men to come to repentance. He is content to stay our leisure, till we seek and pray unto him: and never smiteth, till there be no hope of redress:

The fourth, is his patience and long suffering, which is not slacknesse, as some men account slacknesse: but is patience, because willingly hee would haue no man perish, but gladly woulde haue all men to come to repentance. Hee is content to stay our leasure, till wee seeke and pray vnto him: and neuer smiteth, till there bee no hope of redresse:

The fifth, is his love, in that he is content to stir us up to holy exercises, and purity of life, and to allure us with fair promises of aid, and prosperous increase of all his blessings in this world. The particular examination of these blessings would require a larger discourse, then (fearing tediousness) I dare presume to trouble you withal: wherefore a word of each, and so I end.

The fift, is his loue, in that hee is content to stirre vs vp to holy exercises, and puritie of life, and to allure vs with faire promises of ayde, and prosperous increase of all his blessings in this world. The particular examination of these blessings would require a larger discourse, then (fearing tediousnesse) I dare presume to trouble you withall: wherefore a word of each, and so I end.

Touching the first, where it is said, God will awake up unto thee, it is a greater benefit then the words import: for it signifieth, not only that he will hear thee, but that he will also do what thou desirest, and satisfy thy request. As long as the sinner sleepeth, the Lord is said to be asleep: but as soon as the sinner awaketh from sin,