A16000:22
The prophet Jonah with an introduccio[n] before teaching to understo[n]de him and the right…The prophete Ionas with an introduccio[n] before teachinge to vndersto[n]de him and the right…
The prophet Jonah with an introduccio[n] before teaching to understo[n]de him and the right use also of all the scripture, and why it was written, and what is therein to be sought, and showing wherewith the scripture is locked up that he which readeth it, can not understo[n]de it, though he study therein never so much: and again with what keys it is so opened, that the reader can be stopped out with no sotilte or false doctrine of man, from the true sense and uderstondynge thereof.The prophete Ionas with an introduccio[n] before teachinge to vndersto[n]de him and the right vse also of all the scripture, and why it was written, and what is therin to be sought, and shewenge wherewith the scripture is locked vpp that he which readeth it, can not vndersto[n]de it, though he studie therin never so moch: and agayne with what keyes it is so opened, that the reader can be stopped out with no sotilte or false doctrine of man, from the true sense and vderstondynge therof.
Antwerp : M. de Keyser, 1531?
Title page typeset from the transcription.
W. T. unto the Christen reader.W. T. vn to the Christen reader.
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.
¶ And upon that imagination he fled from the face or presence of God: that is / out of y• country where God was worshipped in & from prosecuting of Gods commandment / and thought / I will get me another way among y• heathen people & be no more a prophet / but live at rest & out of all cumbrance. Never y• less the god of all mercy which careth for his elect children & turneth al• unto good to them & smiteth them to heal them again & killeth them to make them al• ue again / & playeth with them (as a father doth some time with his young ignorant children) & tempteth them & proveth them to make them see their own hearts / provided for Jonas / how all thing should be.
¶ And vppon that imaginaciō he fled frō the face or presens of God: that is / out of y• contre where God was worsheped in & frō prosecutynge of Gods cōmaundemēt / and thought / I wyll gett me a nother waye amonge y• hethen people & be no moare a prophete / but lyue at rest & out of all cōbraunce. Neuer y• lesse the god of all mercie which careth for his electe childern & turneth al• vn to good to them & smiteth thē to heale them agayne & killeth thē to make thē al• ue agayne / & playeth with thē (as a father doth some tyme with his yoūge ignoraunt childern) & tempteth them & proueth them to make them se theyr awne hertes / prouided for onas / how all thinge shuld be.
¶ When Jonah was entered in to the ship / he laid him down to sleep and to take his rest: that is / his conscience was tossed between the commandment of God which sent him to Nineveh / & his fleshly wisdom that ⟨image 9⟩