A16000:23
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.
¶ 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⟩dissuaded & counselled him the contrary & at the last prevailed against the commandment & carried him another way / as a ship caught between. ij. streams / & as poets feign the mother of Meleager to be between divers affections / while to avenge her brothers death / she sought to slay her own son. Where upon for very pain & tediousness / he lay down to sleep / for to put the commandment which so gnew & fret his conscience / out of mind / as y• nature of all wicked is / when they have sinned a good / to seek all means with riot / revel & pastime / to drive the remembrance of sin out of their thoughts or as Adam did / to cover their nakedness with aprons of pope holy works▪ But God awoke him out of his dream / and set his since before his face.
¶ When Jonas was entered in to the sheppe / he layed him downe to slepe ād to take his rest: that is / his cōscience was tossed betwene the cōmaudemēt of God which sent him to Niniue / & his fleshly wisdome that ⟨image 9⟩dissuaded & counseled hym ye cōtrary & at ye last preualed agēst ye cōmaundemēt & caried hym a nother waye / as a sheppe caught betwene. ij. streames / & as poetes faine the mother of Meliager to be betwene diuers affecciōs / while to aduēge hir brothers deeth / she sought to sle hir awne sonne. Where vppon for very payne & tediousnesse / he laye downe to slepe / for to put ye cōmaundement which so gnew & freate his cōscience / out of minde / as y• nature of all weked is / whē they haue sinned a good / to seke al meanes with riot / reuell & pastyme / to driue ye remenbraunce of synne out of their thoughtes or as Adā did / to couer their nakednesse with aporns of pope holy workes▪ But God awoke hym out of his dreame / and sett his synnes before his face.