Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Then (saith Moses) Noah hegan to be an husbandman In that it is here said that Noah began, it doth not disprove that he gave not himself to husbandry before, but it importeth, that Noah began to set up husbandry again after the flood before any other, so this good man recomforted with the experience of Gods favour (which had exempted him and his seed out of all the world) and rejoicing to see the face of the earth again after the waters were gone, though an old man, and weaker then he was, yet he returned to his labour a fresh, and scorned not to till and plant for all his possessions as though he were an husbandman: such a lowliness is all ways joined with the fear of God, that they that are humbled with religion, do not think themselves too good to do any good thing.

Then (saith Moses) Noah hegan to bee an husbandman In that itis here said that Noah began, it doth not disprooue that hee gaue not himselfe to husbandrie before, but it importeth, that Noah began to set vp husbandry againe after the flood before any other, so this good man recomforted with the experience of Gods fauour (which had exempted him and his seed out of all the world) and reioycing to see the face of the earth againe after the waters were gone, though an old man, and weaker then he was, yet hee returned to his labour a fresh, and scorned not to till and plant for all his possessions as though hee were an husbandman: such a lowlines is all wayes ioyned with the feare of God, that they that are humbled with religion, doe not thinke themselues too good to doe any good thing.

Here note by the way, that none of Noah's sons are said to begin this work, but Noah himself, the old man, the hoary head and careful father begins to teach the rest, and shows his sons the way how they should provide for their sons, and how all the world after should labour and travel, till they return to dust so the old man whom age dispenseth withal to take his ease, is more willing to provide for the wants of his children, then they are which are bound to labour for themselves and their parents too, as the Stork doth feed the dam when she is old, because the dam fed her when she was young. What a shame is ⟨image 53⟩