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

Extraordinarily is, when immediately any man is called by God, where as the ministry of the church is corrupted, as it was in the time of yt prophets ⟨p. viii⟩and of Christ, that called to minister such as the common face and greatest multitude of the world, would not admit, no not the high bishop, and those that then were called the holy church, as is to be seen by Amos, Jonah, Jeremiah, Moses and Paul, with other. They are to be rebuked therefore that intrudeth and put them selves without lawful calling into the ministry of the Church, other with money, or prayer, and bye them selves into the Church, which thing through all papistry is a common practise & daily used thing. For in case they sought not of their bishopric more riches and honour, then the necessary travels & labours that be annexed unto the vocation, ⟨image 19⟩they would not strive so sore who might leap up first to the bishops and persons vocation. There would not so many princes contend, and labour, for the seat of Rome, the nest of abomination. If there were not in it rather the patrimony of Judas and Simon Magus, then the labour of Christ & Peter, more ease then pain, more riches then burden. The Text saith: that this prophet being called by God, was sent to Nineveh. Of this cities original, read the .x. of of Gen. It was the chief city of the Assyrians, unto the which Jonah was sent and the consideration thereof, that in case the head City be well instructed of a realm, there is the better ⟨p. ix⟩hope of all the rest. Therefore god hath used from the beginning of common wealths to be merciful unto the greatest cities thereof, and hath sent the most preachers of y• truth, as it is to be seen in these days, what God hath showed upon London. And as he offereth them first the tokens of his mercy, so first he revengeth their unkindness with his punishment (if they neglect and contemn the grace offered.) It is to be noted that this City of Nineveh was Idololatrycall, and Gentilish, never under the discipline and doctrine of Moses.

Extraordinaryly is, when immediatelye any mā is called by God, wher as the ministery of the church is corrupted, as it was in the tyme of yt prophets ⟨p. viii⟩