Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Many of you come to hear the Word, and here you fall a sleep when you have most need to be waking, but I am glad, I have now gotten a text to waken you, for ¹now. I cannot read my text but I must say, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise. But I pray you, have I not wakened you, and yet you sleep again; If you mark not what is said unto you, you are a sleep, though your eyes be open: but if you were as wise as Jonah, you would not sleep here in the sight of all the people, but would rather get you to sleep in some corner, for Jonah went under the hatches to sleep, and would not sleep in the sight of the ²Mariners. If you were as wise as Jonah, you would thank him that wakened you, as no doubt Jonah did. Solomon saith, that he which reproveth, shall have more favour of a wise man then he which flattereth. The Lord Jesus saith, Woe be unto that servant, that when his master cometh he shall find sleeping: canst thou not watch one hour, saith he to Peter? Can you not wake while I speak to you? You would all be found in the Church when the Lord cometh, but you would not be found sleeping in the church. You are watched (I see you not below) and none of you can steal a nap and not be espied, but when your eyes be most shut, and see least, then most eyes be upon you: and I can as well stand in the pulpit ⟨image 10⟩unseen, as you can sit and sleep there and not be espied. I marvel how you can sleep, having so many eyes looking on you, so many clamours in your ears, and God himself speaking unto you. Shall I continue jogging till you be wakened? How long shall I preach a fore I can convert the usurer, the extortioner, the drunkard, or the blasphemer, seeing I speak thus long, & cannot convert you from your sleeping? What would you do if I read some Homilies unto you, whereas you cannot wake while I preach unto you, and speak against you? if you should see a traitor sleep on the hurdle, or if you should see men sleep with meat in their mouths, would ye not marvel? Yet even so do you, while I denounce the great judgements of God against you, and while I am feeding some of you, you fall asleep, and so I preach in vain. There is a Country whereof it is said, that it is night with them, when it is day with us. I think that Country be here, for how many are here that have lost their eyes and their ears since they came hither?