An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

As long as Jonah was in the ship there was no quietness: now being in the sea all is at peace: so shall it be with us if we amend and cease from ⟨image 76⟩evil doings, as it is written. Jeremiah .ii.vi.vii. And this is easy to be proved by example, that no commune wealth can be pacified except evil doers be punished .ii. Par. xvii. Jehoshaphat before he could bring his commune wealth to any good point, restored good judges to the civil state of his Realm, and true doctors to the ecclesiastical state of his realm. Chap. xix. The same may we see in Dauyd ii. Samuel .viii.ii. Para. xxii.xxiii. So did Artaxerxes that sent Esdras to the Jews; Esdras. vii.

As longe as Ionas was in the shyp there was no quyetnes: nowe beinge in the sea all is at peace: so shall it be wyth vs if we amend and cease from ⟨image 76⟩euyll doynges, as it is writen. Hieremy .ii.vi.vii. And thys is easye to be proued by example, that no cōmune wealth can be pacified excepte euyll doers be punished .ii. Par. xvii. Iosaphat before he could brynge hys commune wealth to anye good poynte, restored good iudges to ye ciuile state of hys Realme, and true doctours to the ecclesiastical state of hys realme. Chap. xix. The same maye we see in Dauyd ii. Samuel .viii.ii. Para. xxii.xxiii. So dyd Artaxerses that sente Esdras to the Iewes; Esdras. vii.

The same order toke Cambises Cyrus son, though he was and idle man, he caused the skin of a corrupt ⟨p. lxviii⟩Judge to be pulled over his head, and to be nailed in the place of Judgement, to put other men in fear how they corrupted justice. For the keeping of all men in an order it were well if men would think upon the law of the Corinthians: which men may read in the Adages of Erasmus. The Adage is: Proteruiam fecit.