Wherefore now one might have said to Satan, Satan, thou persuadedst him to fly from his defence for his safety, and madest him believe that he would come safe to Tarshish, and there live at liberty and ease, enjoying all temporal benefits at his pleasure, but now thou hast brought him into the prison of the ship, and it is tossed thus by this tempest likely to destroy him thou leavest him in the greatest danger, and rejoicest that Jonah quaketh at the tempest, and hath his heart a king for fear of the ⟨image 13⟩danger thus threatened due to rebellion: yea, seekest also to drown him, and that also in hell, howsoever thou pretendest a desire to preserve him from troubles, and procure him many pleasures, with much security: O most wretched and deceitful liar, he that trusteth his enemy, and he that believeth thee, shall ever be deceived. And now might Jonah say, Beware by me, for thus hath the tempter deceived me, he hath allured me with flattering fantasies, and persuaded me, that it was but an easy thing to fly from the presence of the Lord, that seeth always all things, and from whom no man, no nor secret lurking in any mans heart can be hid, but all are always in his presence. He made me believe that light could be brought out of darkness, that good may come of evil? for he assureth me, that if I would set forth toward Tarshish: I should not only shun the presence of the Lord, but should live at ease like one unknown, both for my vocation, and also for my behaviour in the execution thereof, and so I might creep into a familiarity with these people, and enjoy the benefit of thy society. Otherwise if I went to Nineveh as the Lord commanded, they would hate and persecute me, yea, and so I should end my life in misery, both because they being Gentiles, and I a Jew, they cannot abide me, for the one holdeth the other in contempt: and also because of my message, namely, a prophecy of destruction, grounded upon a reproof of their vile and sinful pleasures, Which message, Satan persuaded me, would be so heinously taken, that no death nor torment that they could devise for me, would be thought sufficient, and so I should be sure never to escape their hands alive if I went:
Wherefore now one might haue saide to Sathan, Sathan, thou perswadedst him to flie from his defence for his safetie, and madest him beleeue that hee would come safe to Tarshish, and there liue at libertie and ease, enioying all temporall benefits at his pleasure, but now thou hast brought him into the prison of the ship, and it is tost thus by this tempest likely to destroy him thou leauest him in the greatest danger, and reioycest that Ionah quaketh at the tempest, and hath his heart a king for feare of the ⟨image 13⟩danger thus threatned due to rebellion: yea, seekest also to drowne him, and that also in hell, howsoeuer thou pretendest a desire to preserue him from troubles, and procure him many pleasures, with much securitie: O most wretched and deceitfull lyer, he that trusteth his enemie, and he that beleeueth thee, shall euer bee deceiued. And now might Ionah say, Beware by mee, for thus hath the tempter deceiued me, he hath allured mee with flattring fantasies, and perswaded me, that it was but an easie thing to flie from the presence of the Lord, that seeth alwayes all things, and from whom no man, no nor secret lurking in any mans heart can be hid, but all are alwaies in his presence. Hee made me beleeue that light could bee brought out of darknesse, that good may come of euill? for he assureth mee, that if I would set forth toward Tharshish: I should not onely shun the presence of the Lord, but should liue at ease like one vnknowne, both for my vocation, and also for my behauiour in the execution thereof, and so I might creepe into a familiaritie with these people, and enioy the benefite of thy societie. Otherwise if I went to Niniuie as the Lord commanded, they would hate and persecute mee, yea, and so I should end my life in miserie, both because they being Gentiles, and I a Iewe, they cannot abide mee, for the one holdeth the other in contempt: and also because of my message, namely, a prophecie of destruction, grounded vpon a reproofe of their vile and sinfull pleasures, Which message, Sathan perswaded mee, would be so hainously taken, that no death nor torment that they could deuise for mee, would bee thought sufficient, and so I should bee sure neuer to escape their hands aliue if I went:
