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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.
¶The second sign.
¶The seconde sygne.
Lest men should think that the abstinence from meats, or the casting of of gay apparel for certain days, should deserve and merit this favour and mercy of God, it standeth in the proclamation, that they called continually upon the Lord. That is to say: they asked fervently and continually help and favour of God.
LEst men shuld thynke that the abstinence frō meates, or the castinge of of gay apparel for certaine dayes, should deserue and meryt thys fauoure and mercye of God, it standeth in the proclamacion, that they called cō tinually vpon the Lord. That is to say: they asked feruentlye and contynuallye healpe and fauoure of God.
Note in the conversion of this King, how that he commandeth ⟨p. clix⟩not now to call upon strange gods, but upon on true and living god, Even so should we do in the days of our trouble, according to the commandment of God and the example of all the Patriarchs, Prophets, and the Apostles. But this is to be noted that the text sayeth, they should call strongly upon the Lord: that is to say with a penitent hart, that is sorry for the evil, and willing to study for ever after to do good. We call earnestly upon the Lord two ways: the one, when we ask of God to turn and keep from us his ire and displeasure. The other when we desire him to take from us, and give us grace to prepreserue ⟨image 169⟩away from us, the sins that provoked and merited his displeasure & wrath.