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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is not without a singular counsel of the holy ghost that this king is mencionated of so copiously.
It is not wythoute a synguler councell of the holye goste that thys kynge is mencionated of so copiously.
Nether that his behaviour and doings after his conversion, is so diligently manifested.
Nether that hys behauoure and doynges after hys conuercion, is so diligentlye manyfested.
First the Text setteth forth the manner of his conversion, and sayeth: he returned unto God upon the fame and rumour of Jonah preaching.
Fyrste the Texte setteth forth the manner of hys conuersion, and sayeth: he returned vnto God vpon the fame and rumoure of Ionas preachynge.
Wherefore we learn how ⟨image 162⟩much the truth is worthy to be esteemed, seeing that a king upon the brute thereof made by his people, embraced, and resisted not (as now we see many times done by the greatest part of the world.) Even so did Josiah: as soon as he being yet but a child, heard of the true book of God, embraced it .iiii. Reg. xxii. So did David and Jehoshaphat hear & grant to the admonitions of the Prophets. All kings therefore and magistrates should hearken unto the truth, and learn it them selves out of the law