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An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas
An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet Jonah: made, and uttered before the kings majesty, and his most honourable council, by John Hopper in lent last past. Comprehended in sieve[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.An ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas: made, and vttered before the kynges maiestie, and his moost honorable councell, by Ihon Hoper in lent last past. Comprehended in seue[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.
London: printed by John Daye, 1550London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1550
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So they toke Jonah & cast him into the sea, & y• sea left raging. And the men feared the lord exceedingly, doing sacrifices, & making vows unto the lord.
So they toke Ionas & cast him into the sea, & y• sea left raging. And ye mē fered ye lord exceadinglye, doinge sacrifices, & making vowes vnto the lord.
Here see we two things: Jonah cast into the sea, and how the sea left there upon his raging. Out of the first learneth every Magistrate & king ⟨p. lxii⟩their office to caste out of their commune wealth, as many Jonasses as they find stubborn, & will not amend their lives. If Jonah in the sea could not be saved, that offended but in neglecting of his duty, and yet confessed his fault, & converted the mariners, what may we think: is it possible to sail or live quietly with so many obstinate Jonasses: Nay doubtless: what remedy then? Let them be cast all into the sea. But lest men should be to much offended with this severe punishment as though I would all to be cast in to the sea, I will bring the examination of the matter to the .iiii. sorts of people that I spake of before, and so appoint of every sort whom the kings majesty must ⟨image 72⟩cast into the sea, or send to the Galleys.
Here se we two thynges: Ionas cast into the sea, and howe the sea left there vpon hys ragynge. Out of the fyrste learneth euery Magistrate & king ⟨p. lxii⟩their office to caste out of theyr cōmune wealth, as manye Ionasses as they fynde stoborne, & wyl not amende theyr lyues. If Ionas in the sea could not be saued, that offended but in neglectyng of hys dewtie, and yet confessed his faute, & conuerted ye mariners, what maye wee thyncke: is it possible to sayle or lyue quyetlye wyth so mani obstinate Ionasses: Nay doutles: what remedy thē? Let thē be cast all into the sea. But lest mē shuld be to much offēdid wt this seuere punyshment as though I wold al to be cast in to ye sea, I wil bring ye examinaciō of ye mater to the .iiii. sorts of people yt I spake of before, and so appoint of euery sorte whō the kinges magestie must