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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
Sermon 1 › Preface: ¶Preface unto the Prophet.Sermon 1 › Preface: ¶Preface vnto the Prophet.
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These propositions and sentences be so true, that no reasonable man doubteth of them. But as the devil hath left in the world no truth nor verity, which by argument and question he hath not called into doubt: so troubleth he in this case the minds of men with two questions. The first is how and from whence the will of God may be known. The second what the will of god is: So hath he prevailed among men for sin, that the truth of these ⟨p. iii⟩questions is unknown to the greatest part of the world, as it was in Moses time, Christs time, & now in our time more ignorant and far from God, than they. He persuaded in those days that the will of God was known, not from heaven nor out of the scripture Canonical, as the Patriarchs, Prophets and the Apostles taught, but that it was known by the writings, decrees, and statutes of men that were in the earth, and that the will of God was to do that man commanded, and not that God commanded.
These proposicions and sentences be so true, that no resonable man doubteth of them. But as the deuyll hath lefte in the world no truth nor veritie, whych by argument and question he hathe not called into dout: so trobleth he in this case the myndes of men wyth twoo questiōs. The first is how and from whence the wyll of God maye be knowen. The seconde what ye wil of god is: So hath he preuayled amonge men for synne, that the truthe of these ⟨p. iii⟩questions is vnknowen to the greatest part of the world, as it was in Moses tyme, Christes tyme, & now in oure tyme more ignoraunte and far from God, thē thei. He perswaded in those daies that the wil of God was knowen, not from heauen nor out of the scripture Canonical, as the Patriarches, Prophets and the Apostles tawghte, but that it was knowē by the writings, decrees, and statutes of mē that were in the earth, and that the wyl of God was to do that man commaunded, and not that God commaunded.
But as almighty God left not his Church then, without some that should keep the truth of both these questions among the people, to preserve them from