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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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The fraud, guile, and Covetousness of the lawyers must either be amended, other they them selves to be cast into the sea: For unto this hath their craft and filthy lucre brought the ⟨image 75⟩enter your graces Court, may see the majesty of a godly house and perceive by the order of y• family that God dwelleth in the court and realm. But (the more to be pitied) it is so now that who so ever enter & mark the conditions of many men in the court, he shall find in the most part of the house hangings of gods wounds, his flesh and his blood, with such blasphemous oaths as the devil him self if he were incarnate would tremble to speak. And great wounder it is there falleth not fire from heaven to burn them and the house they tarry in. Like wise where as God's laws forbiddeth dice, and Cards, and also the commune statutes of ⟨p. lxvii⟩this realm (the more shame it is) it is used daily and hourly in the Kings Majesty's house, where as only the majesty of GOD is offended but many an honest man undone in the year. That dice house must be cast into the sea if it be not, God will caste the maintainers thereof at length into hell. What and if all men follow this godly counsel of Jonah what will follow? this that is in the text.
The fraude, gyle, and Couetousnes of the lawers must either be amended, other thei thē selues to be cast into the sea: For vnto thys hathe theyr crafte and filthy lucre broughte the ⟨image 75⟩enter your graces Court, may se ye magestye of a godly house and perceiue by the order of y• familye that God dwelleth in the courte and realme. But (the more to be pitied) it is so nowe that who so euer enter & marcke the condicions of manye men in the courte, he shall fynde in the moste parte of the house hangyngs of gods woū des, hys fleshe and his bloud, wt such blasphemous othes as the deuyll hym selfe if he were incarnate woulde tremble to speake. And greate wounder it is there falleth not fyre frō heauen to burne them and the house they tarye in. Like wyse where as goddes lawes forbyddeth dise, and Cardes, and also the commune statutes of ⟨p. lxvii⟩