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

That Jonah is bid to rise and go to Nineveh, in that is declared, ⟨image 113⟩that of all things in every vocation, idleness & sloth must be chiefly avoided, and labours exercised: the which if we leave undone (being works annexed with our vocation) we declare our selves unmeet for the room and vocation we be appointed unto. In case any man had a servant appointed to dress his meat in the kitchen, or to keep his horse in the stable, & yet would neglect the labours & pains that the offices ordinarily and of duty required, who gladly would be contented with such a servant, or desire he should be preferred to any office in his house? Therefore commaū death S. Paul that he that will not labour, should not eat. i. tes. iiii.

That Ionas is byd to rise and go to Niniue, in that is declared, ⟨image 113⟩that of al thinges in euery vocacion, idlenes & sloth must be chieflye auoyded, and labours exercysed: the whyche if we leaue vndone (being workes annexed wyth our vocacion) we declare oure selues vnmete for the roume and vocaciō we be appointed vnto. Incase any man had a seruaunte apoynted to dreasse his meate in the kytchen, or to kepe hys horse in the stable, & yet wold neglect the labours & paynes that the offices ordinarily and of deuty requyred, who gladly would be contented wyth such a seruaunt, or desyre he shulde be preferred to anye offyce in his house? Therfore commaū deth S. Paul yt he yt wyl not labour, shuld not eat. i. tes. iiii.

The third doctrine of this first part declared forasmuch as it behoveth every man, to avoid idleness in his vocation, It might be demanded what should a man do to satisfy his vocation. It is told Jonah in this place. Preach sayeth the text. He sayeth not: take the regiment and governance of the commune wealth, but preach. Of these words we learn that every man is bound to do the works of the vocation he beareth the name of: and not to meddle with other mens labours. It is not the office of the Bishop to play the king and Lord, nor the kings part to play the Bishop. For the kings office is enough for a king, and the Bishops office