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

The hypocrites of the world when they hear of this fasting & putting on of sackcloth, damn straightways the doctrine of faith, and teach that God saveth not only for Christs sake which only faith apprehendeth: as though faith could not only apprehend the mercy of god, and yet have fasting annexed with her. But this present text confoundeth this error: for it sayeth the Ninevites first believed the Lord, and then fasted. But lest we should here err, I will speak a little of fasting, that we may love rather to fast well, then obstinately to defend a false fast.

THe hypocrites of the world when they hear of this fasting & puttyng on of sackecloth, damne strayghtwayes the doctryne of faythe, and teache that God saueth not onelye for Christes sake whych only fayth apprehēdeth: as though faith could not only apprehend the mercy of god, and yet haue fastynge anexed with her. But this present text confoundeth thys errour: for it sayeth the Niniuites fyrst beleued the Lord, and then fasted. But lest we shuld here erre, I wyl speake a lytle of fastinge, that we maye loue rather to faste well, then obstinately to defend a false fast.