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

The word of God came the second time to Jonah after this sort: Rise, go to Nineveh that great city and preach in it the preaching that I have spoken unto the of.

The worde of God came the seconde tyme to Ionas after thys sorte: Ryse, go to Niniue that great citye and preache in it the preaching that I haue spoken vnto the of.

That Jonah goeth not to the city to preach of his own head, but tarrieth to be called unto it by God, we learn no man should wish, or desire for any office or vocation to a private commodity, and his own lucre, but to tarry till God call him to it, chiefly the office of a bishop or preacher.

That Ionas goeth not to the citie to preache of his own heade, but tarieth to be called vnto it by God, we learne no man shuld wysh, or desyre for any office or vocacion to a priuate commoditie, and his own lucre, but to tarye tyl God cal hym to it, chiefely the offyce of a byshop or preacher.

For that office hath so many ⟨image 112⟩difficulties, labours, & daū gers, that in case the man that is in it, be not well persuaded ye he cam to it by the calling of god, he shall never be able to endure the troubles annexed to the vocation: as the perfect mans tediousness and weariness therein declareth. Jere. xx. who decreed with him self to have preached no more, because of the malice of the people, and for the contempt that followed him in doing of his vocation. Even so is the office of a good counsellor & good magistrate that in case he look not to come to his dignity and honour for ambition, pride, and private lucre, but cometh when he is called of God, he shall find so many labours & unquietness in his vocation, that doubtless were it