Now followeth it how this man behaved him self in the time of his trouble. When he perceived in the fishes belly some hope and sparkle of life, he fell unto prayer. But because prayer containeth in it self two things, the knowledge of the fault, and hope of forgiveness, I admonish all the Jonasses of this realm that they acknowledge and leave of from their faults, and beg pardon for them, except ⟨image 88⟩they will dye eternally. The Bishops and the priests that hath either with false doctrine destroyed the church, either by negligence not builded it with the true word of God, let them acknowledge their faults, amend it, and ask remission betime if they will not dye in their sin. The noble men and the Lawyers that are secretly touched with the word of God, and their conscience condemneth them of wrongs, frauds, Injuries, and deceits let them not indurate and harden their hearts, but pray to the Lord to take from them pride, arrogancy blindness, and covetousness, lest they dye in their sin, as Saul did. The people let them ⟨p. lxxx⟩pray unto God for knowledge and patience, that they may know and suffer all things as true subjects ought to do. And that from hence forth they hate discord, dissension, treason, conspiracy, whoredom, adultery, idleness, hatred, envy, disdain, and such like as provoketh God's Ite, and leadeth to the destruction of a commune wealth. But this prayer of Jonah is so acceptable, it might be thought of some men, that the place where Jonah prayed in should have bettered it, as the foolish opinion of the world is at this time: that judgeth the prayer said at the high altar to be better then that which is said in the Quier, that in the ⟨image 89⟩query better then it that is said in the body of the church: that in the body of the church better then the prayer said in the field, or in a mans chamber. But our Prophet saith: the lord hath no respect to the place, but unto the heart & faith of him that prayeth: and that appeareth: for penitent Jonah prayeth out of the whales velly, and miserable Job upon y• dung heap, Daniel in the Cave of the Lions, Hieremye in the clay pit, the thief upon the cross, Saint Stephen under the stones. Wherefore the grace of God is to be prayed for in every place and every where as our necessity shall have need and wanteth solace.
Nowe foloweth it how thys man behaued hym selfe in the tyme of hys trouble. When he perceyued in the fyshes belye some hope and sparcle of lyfe, he fell vnto prayer. But because prayer conteyneth in it selfe two thynges, the knoweledge of the fault, and hope of forgyuenes, I admonyshe all the Ionasses of thys realme that they acknowledge and leaue of from their faults, and beg pardone for them, excepte ⟨image 88⟩they wyll dye eternallye. The Byshoppes and the priestes that hath either wyth false doctryne destroyed the churche, either by negligence not builded it wyth the true worde of God, lette them acknoweledge their faultes, amende it, and aske remission betyme if they wil not dye in their synne. The noble men and the Lawers that are secretelye touched wyth the worde of God, and their conscience condempneth them of wronges, fraudes, Iniuries, and deceites lette them not indurate and hardē their hartes, but praye to the Lorde to take from them pryde, arrogancye blindnesse, and couetousenesse, lest they dye in theire synne, as Saul did. The people let them ⟨p. lxxx⟩pray vnto God for knowledge and patience, that they maye knowe and suffer all thynges as true subiectes ought to do. And that from hense forth they hate discorde, dissencion, treason, conspiracie, whoredom, adultery, idlenes, hatred, enuye, disdaine, and suche like as prouoketh goddes Ite, and leadeth to the destruccion of a cō mune wealthe. But thys prayer of Ionas is so acceptable, it myghte be thoughte of some menne, that the place where Ionas prayed in should haue bettered it, as the folyshe opinion of the worlde is at thys tyme: that iudgeth the prayer sayed at the hyghe aulter to be better then that whyche is sayed in the Quier, that in the ⟨image 89⟩quere better then it that is saied in the bodye of the churche: that in the body of the churche better then the prayer sayd in the fyelde, or in a mans chamber. But oure Prophet sayth: the lord hath no respect to the place, but vnto ye heart & faith of hym that prayeth: and that apereth: for penitente Ionas praieth out of the whales velly, and miserable Iob vpon y• doung heape, Daniell in the Caue of the Lions, Hieremye in the clay pyt, the thiefe vpon the crosse, Saynte Stephin vnder the stones. Wherfore the grace of God is to be prayed for in euery place and euery where as oure necessitye shall haue neede and wanteth solace.
