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

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 ⟨image 114⟩enough for a Bishop, let them do the best they can, and study each of them in their office. But let the king take heed he be able to judge whether the Bishop do true service to God in his vocation by the word of God, and let the Bishop do the same, take heed whether the king or council would command him to do any thing contrary to the works of his vocation, which is to preach gods word: in case he do, with knowledge and soberness to admonish him, and to bring him to a better mind. If thou be a judge, remember thy name, and do the works of right judgement. If a justice, do according to thy name: if a merchant, bye ⟨p. cvi⟩and sell truly: if any other subject, do according to the name thou bearest, as our subjects of England of late did never awhyt. For master person, & an old wife taught them to forget the duties of true and godly subjects, and would have made them all kings, but the Lord cast them in to the sea. This duty of each man is handsomely set forth by terteyne pictures in the town house at Basil in this verse. In supplex ora, tu regna, tuque labora There be three images, the one of the Pope, the other of the Emperor, the third of a plough man, and the verse teacheth all three their duties. ⟨image 115⟩He biddeth the Pope pray, the Emperor to reign, and the ploughman to labour. Let therefore all Bishops & priests know their office is to preach & pray. This I say, God to record, of no hatred but of love, for I am afraid of gods threatenings & vengeance toward them, if they amend not. For God sayeth he will require the blood of the people at the Bishops hand. Eze. iii.xxxiii. And Paul sayeth: woe be unto me if I preach not .