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

They that hold of vain vanities, will forsake his mercy.

They that hold of vain vanities, wyll forsake hys mercye.

The people of God have a custom in their prayers, as they behold the true and saving health of the living God, so of the contrary part to consider the false and deceit full help of the false gods, as David doth many times, and here also our Jonah. So do the true Christians at this day ⟨p. cxv⟩in beholding the mercy of God in Christ: they behold and wounder at the fond and false hope, help, and trust that men put in vanity, error, and for bodden help of the Mass, water, bread, salt, bow, candle, pardons and such like. And this note christian Reader, that the Prophet calleth false and vain religion, vanity: so judge thou of every religion that is not contained within the word of God, to be nothing else then vanity, from whence soever it cometh: though the world would bear the in hand it were as true as the Gospel. But ask y• true judge the word of God, and it will showeth it is superstition, beggary, and treachery unto the soul. And ⟨image 104⟩those do lose y• benevolence and mercy that God hath promised in Christ to as many as seek him in truth, and in verity. Out of this text ye see the doctrine of Christ true, that is written Mat. vi. no man can seru• two masters, the true religion of God, & the superstition of man. Nor he can be saved that trusteth in Christ hanged upon the Cross and Christ offered in the Mass: for the one is contrary plain unto the other. Therefore Jonah confesseth what he will do: follow the one & forsake the other, as the text of his oration sayeth. But I will do the sacrifice with the voice of thanks giving, & will ⟨p. xcvi⟩