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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.
¶ Here with Reader farewell and be commended unto God / and unto the grace of his sprite. And first see that thou stop not thine ears unto the calling of god / and that thou harden not thine heart beguiled with fleshly interpreting of the law & false imagined and ypocritish righteousness / and so the Ninevites rise with the at the day of judgement & condemn thee.
¶ Here with Reader farewell and be commended vn to God / and vn to the grace of hys spryte. And first se that thou stoppe not thyne eares vn to the callynge of god / and that thou harden not thine herte begyled with fleshly interpretinge of the law & false imagined and ypocritish rightwesnesse / and so the Niniuites ryse with the at ye day of iudgement & condemne the.
¶ And secondarily if thou find ought amiss / when thou seest thy self in the glass of Gods word / think it compendious wisdom / to amend y• same betimes / monished & warned by the ensample of other men / rather than to tarry until thou be beaten also.
¶ And secōdarily if thou finde ought amisse / when thou seyst thy selfe in the glasse of Gods worde / thynke it cōpendious wisdome / to amende y• same betymes / moneshed & warned by the ensample of other men / rather thē to tary vntill thou be beten also.
¶ And thirdly if it shall so chance / that y• wild lusts of thy flesh shall blind thee and carry the clean away with them for a time: yet at the later end / when y• god of all mercy shall have compassed the in on every side with temptations / tribulations / adversities & cumbrance / to bring y• home again unto thine own heart / & to set thy sins with thou wouldest so fain cover & put out of mind with delectation of voluptuous pastimes / before y eyes of thy conscience: then call y faithful ensample of Jonah & all lily stories unto thy remembrance / and with Jonah turn unto thy father that smote y: not to cast y away / but to lay a corrosive and a eeatige plaster unto y pock that lay o & fret inward / to draw y disease out & so make it appear / y thou mightest feel ty sickness & y danger thereof & come &