Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

We are as slow to come to the Church, as the Raven was to come to the Ark, and as Joath to spend any ¹time in the service of God, as Pharaoh was Joath to let the Israelites go to serve the Lord. If a commodity were ⟨image 46⟩²to be seen, whereour some profit might arise, how careful would we be to procure it? what pains would we take to get it? Absalom was not more desirous of a kingdom, then the rich men of our time are desirous of golden ³gain. But if it be a matter of cost or trouble, if they cannot hear the word preached without some hinderance to their worldly business and some extraordinary ⁴charge to their purse, then like the Gadarenes, they are content to take their leave of Christ and his word, and had rather lose that heavenly pearl, than they would part from their worldly pelf.

Wee are as slowe to come to the Church, as the Rauen was to come to the Arke, and as Ioath to spend any ¹time in the seruice of God, as Pharao was Ioath to let the Israelites goe to serue the Lord. If a commoditie were ⟨image 46⟩²to bee seene, whereour some profit might arise, how carefull would wee bee to procure it? what paines would we take to get it? Absolon was not more desirous of a kingdome, then the rich men of our time are desirous of golden ³gaine. But if it bee a matter of cost or trouble, if they cannot heare the word preached without some hinderance to their wordly businesse and some extraordinary ⁴charge to their purse, then like the Gadarenes, they are content to take their leaue of Christ and his word, and had rather lose that heauenly pearle, than they would part from their worldly pelfe.