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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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Yet is there an other thing to be noted in Jonah words, where as he sayeth: thou haste caste me down. Of these words should those that be damned by the Magistrates, acknowledge that it is not the Magistrate that putteth them to execution, but God whose ministers they be, and ought to save such as God's word saveth, and damn those that gods words damneth. It is God that sendeth to hell, that hangeth for transgression upon ⟨p. lxxxviii⟩the Gallows. As Jonah knew in this his prayer. He accused not the mariners that caste him into the sea, but confessed the execution of the evil to be from God.
Yet is there an other thyng to be noted in Ionas wordes, where as he sayeth: thou haste caste me downe. Of these wordes shulde those that be damned by the Magistrates, acknoweledge that it is not the Magistrat that putteth them to execucion, but God whose ministers they be, and ought to saue suche as goddes worde saueth, and dampne those that gods wordes dampneth. It is God that sendeth to hell, that hangeth for transgressyon vpon ⟨p. lxxxviii⟩the Gallowes. As Ionas knewe in thys hys prayer. He accused not the mariners that caste hym into the sea, but confessed the execution of the euell to be from God.
Let therefore from henceforth the Bishop and person that is deprived of their vocations for their misbehaviour, & false or negligent preaching in them, say: the Lord hath cast me down. So let the Noble men and the lawyers say when their Ravine, covetousness, fraud and deceit crieth vengeance before God till they be displaced: the Lord hath caste me down. And the same let the traitorous subject, the thief, the murderer, and ⟨image 97⟩idle man say: the Lord brought me to the gallows: The Lord would I should trouble the common wealth no longer.
Let therefore from henceforth the Bishop and person that is depryued of theire vocatyons for theyr misbehaueour, & false or neglygente preachynge in them, saye: the Lord hath cast me doune. So lette the Noble menne and the lawers say whēn theire Rauyne, couetuousnes, fraude and deceyte cryeth vengeaunce before God tyll they be dysplaced: the Lorde hath caste me downe. And the same lette the trayterousse subiecte, the thyeffe, the murderer, and