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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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No man laboureth to do the works that God hath appointed to his vocation. And an example hereof we have seen in Jonah, whose disobedience and want of doing his vocation, moved the winds in the air, the waters of the sea, so that it had like to have drowned him self, the ship, and as many as were within board. And seeing there is none of us but is culpable from the highest to the lowest in neglecting the works of out vocation, ⟨p. cii⟩and thereby inobedient to the good will and commandment of God, let us repent, and return to a better mind. He that erreth shall not perish, if being admonished he return home again. Eze. xviii. Mat. xi. Jo. x. Let this glass & mirror of Jonah suffice us to behold an other mans evil in, before we feel the like our selves: we have seen the disobedience of Jonah, and the pain thereof, we have seen his amendment and pensiveness, & the fruit thereof, his deliverance and salvation.
No man laboureth to do the workes that God hathe apointed to his vocaciō. And an exāple hereof we haue sene in Ionas, whose disobedience and want of doyng hys vocacion, moued the wyndes in the ayre, the waters of the sea, so that it had lyke to haue drowned hym selfe, the shyppe, and as many as were within bord. And seynge there is none of vs but is culpable from the hyghest to the lowest in neglecting the workes of out vocacion, ⟨p. cii⟩and therby inobedyent to the good wyl and commaū dement of God, let vs repent, and returne to a better mynde. He that erreth shal not perish, if being admonished he return home agayn. Eze. xviii. Mat. xi. Io. x. Let thys glas & myrroure of Ionas suffyce vs to behold an other mans yuel in, before we fele the lyke our selues: we haue sene the disobedience of Ionas, and the payne therof, we haue sene his amendement and pensyuenes, & the frute therof, hys delyueraunce and saluacion.