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

There is one word more in the text which must not be neglected, where Jonah sayeth he shall see again the holy temple of the Lord. In the which words, note two things. The one, how that in the most obscure and dark ⟨p. xcii⟩troubles of adversity, God suffereth some spark of consolation to shine.

There is one worde more in the texte whyche muste not be neglected, where Ionas sayeth he shall se againe the holy temple of the Lorde. In the whiche wordes, note two thinges. The one, howe that in the mooste obscure and darke ⟨p. xcii⟩troubles of aduersity, God suffereth some sparke of consolacion to shyne.

The other, to what end a man being in trouble, should desire to be delivered: to extol, and praise for ever the name of the Lord, Isaiah thirty and eight. But how this end of deliverance is practised in our days, the Lord knoweth. We use not to desire the Lord to be delivered to glorify and laud his holy name as this Jonah did, and Dauyd Psal. fifty and one, an hundred & .xviii. But from sickness and adversity we turn our self to all ungodliness, and liberty of life. And where we were evil before trouble and sickness, we be worse after. ⟨image 102⟩Therefore when God hath wasted one rod upon us in punishment, he beginneth to make another more sharper then the first. And even as the fall again into a disease, before the first be quite paste and overcome, bringeth the more danger unto the patient: even so the relapse, and fall again into the displeasure and judgement of God, not only doubleth the grief and pain of the punishment, but also endangereth the afflicted person with the horror and damnation of hell fire: for every relapse aggravateth the pain for sin. After this followeth the third part of Jonah prayer, in the which is contained a commendation of gods mercy.