Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment

Call upon thy God.

Call vpon thy God.

They bid him call upon his God, before they knew him ¹but the faithful would not worship a false God, though they may be helped by him. By the example of these mariners, if they thought that their God was the true God (& why else did they worship him:) we may learn the substance of every temptation that doth undermine us, namely, that it will bid us do this evil, that good may come ²of it: Mark whensoever thou art motioned to evil, if it do not promise thee some goodness to come of it. But the servants of God ought not to do that which is evil, though they were sure to gain all things that can be wished by so doing: for they have learned their lesson, and how to answer Satan at such times: Why temptest thou me, Satan? for it is written, Thou must not do evil that good may come of it: and this is the armour called ³Scriptum est, wherewith the Lord overcame the devil in the wilderness.

They bid him call vpon his God, before they knewe him ¹but the faithfull would not worship a false God, though they may bee helped by him. By the example of these mariners, if they thought that their God was the true God (& why els did they worship him:) we may learne the substance of euery temptation that doth vndermine vs, namely, that it will bid vs doe this euill, that good may come ²of it: Marke whensoeuer thou art motioned to euill, if it doe not promise thee some goodnesse to come of it. But the seruants of God ought not to doe that which is euill, though they were sure to gaine all things that can bee wished by so doing: for they haue learned their lesson, and how to answere Sathan at such times: Why temptest thou me, Sathan? for it is written, Thou must not doe euill that good may come of it: and this is the armour called