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Two sermons, of Jonahs punishmentTwo sermons, of Ionahs punishment
Two sermons, of Jonahs punishment ; Four sermons preached by Master Henry Smith ; and published by a more perfect copy then heretofore.Two sermons, of Ionahs punishment ; Foure sermons preached by Maister Henry Smith ; and published by a more perfect copie then heretofore.
London: printed by T.D. for Cuthbert Burby, 1607
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here also we may see the difference between the faithful and Infidels: for, Call upon thy God, saith the shipmaster and the rest.
Heere also wee may see the difference betweene the faithfull and Infidels: for, Call vpon thy God, saith the shipmaster and the rest.
The Mariners bid Jonah pray to his God in their behalf: but Jonah saith not to the mariners, Pray to your gods in my behalf. And this is also manifest, that a Papist ⟨image 12⟩will say unto a Protestant, and one that lives well, Pray for me: but a Protestant if he be any thing zealous, will not 1say unto a Papist, Pray thou for me: knowing that when a Papist doth pray, he doth it to Idols, Saints, or Angels, or at least without faith, and therefore their prayers are abominable in the sight of God, and therefore they will not bid them do it, because they will not do evil, to the intent that good may come of it: whereby it is manifest, that our religion is the true religion, our adversaries themselves being judges And so Pharaoh said to Moses, Pray for me: but Moses said not to Pharaoh, pray for me, Saul said to Samuel, pray thou for me: but Samuel said not to Saul, 2Pray thou for me: therefore the Mariners had need of Jonah to pray for them: but Jonah had no need of ignorant Idolaters to pray for him. And why should not all pray to Jonahs God, & Pharaoh pray to Moses God, seeing God hath said, call upon me in trouble, and I will hear thee: Call upon thy God (say they.) When they had cried & saw no help, they distrusted their Gods, they thought they would not help: indeed they could not: therefore they ran to another whom they knew not, hoping to be helped by him, because they thought some God there was that could do it. So the Papists run from one God to another, from S. Dominick to S. Francis: and why should they run from S. Dominick to S. Francis, but that they mistrusted Dominick? they think he will not hear them, and so they go forward: but in the end the unknown God is thought to be the best: yet the Lord taught not Peter one prayer and John another, but taught them all one prayer unto one only God, and to wait still upon him, praying still, with assurance he will be a help in due time.