A16000:27
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?
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W. T. unto the Christen reader.W. T. vn to the Christen reader.
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¶ And that Jonah was .iij. days & .iij. nights in the belly of his fish: we can not there by prove unto the Jews & infidels or unto any man / y• Christ must therefore dye and be buried & rise again. But we use y• ensample and likeness to strength the saith of the ⟨image 11⟩weak. For he that believeth the one cannot doubt in y• other: in as much as the hand of God was no less mighty in preserving Jonah alive against all natural possibility & in delivering hi safe out of his fish / than in raising up Christ again out of his sepulchre. And we may describe y• power & virtue of y• resurrection thereby / ac Christ him self borroweth y• similitude thereto Mat. xij. saying unto y• Jews that came about him & desired a sign or a wonder from heaven to certify them that he was christ: this evil & wed lockebreakinge nation (which break y• wedlock of faith wherewith they be▪ married unto God / and believe in their false works) seek a sign / but there shall no sign be given them save the sign of the Prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was. iij. days and iij. nights in the belly of the whale / even so shall the Son of man be. iij. days &. iij. nights in the heart of the earth. Which was a watch word / as we say / & a sharp threatening unto y• Jews & as much to say as thus / ye hard hearted Jews seek a sign: lo / this shall be your sign / as Jonah ⟨image 11⟩was raised out of the sepulchre of his fish & then sent unto the Ninevites to preach y• they should perish / even so shall I rise again out of my sepulchre & come & preach repentance unto you. See therefore when ye see y• sign that ye repent or else ye sha• surely perish & not escape. For though the infirmities which ye now see i my flesh be a let unto your faiths / ye shall yet then be with out excuse / when ye see so great a miracle & so great power of god shed out upon you. And so Christ came again after y resurrection / in his spirit & preached repentance unto them / by the mouth of his apostles & disciples / & with miracles of y holy ghost. And all that repented not perished shortly after and were for y most part slain with sword and y rest carried away captive in to all quarters of the world for an ensample / as ye see unto this day.