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

Therefore Jonah was sore discontent and angry, & he prayed unto the Lord, and said: O Lord was not this my saying (I ⟨p. clxvi⟩pray thee) when I was yet in my Country? Therefore I hasted to fly rather to Tarshish. For I know well enough that thou art a merciful God, full of compassion, long suffering, and of great kindness, and repentest when thou shouldest take punishment.

Therefore Ionas was sore dyscontente and angry, & he praied vnto the Lorde, and sayde: O Lorde was not thys my saying (I ⟨p. clxvi⟩pray the) when I was yet in my Countrey? Therefore I hasted to fly rather to Tharsis. For I knowe well inough that thou art a mercyfull God, full of cōpassion, longe suffering, and of great kindnes, and repentest whē thou shuldest take punyshmente.

Of this text we learn, first how horrible and wicked the perverseness of our nature is, seeing Jonah (I can not tell upon what love towards him self,) is angry: and not with man, but with God, that would ⟨image 176⟩favour of mercy, the sorrowful Ninevites. Seeing there was such imperfection and infirmities in the holy Saints, how much need have we to see what lieth in us miserable and wretched sinners?

Of thys text we learne, first how horrible and wycked the peruersenes of oure nature is, seyng Ionas (I can not tel vpon what loue towards him selfe,) is angrye: and not wyth man, but with God, that wold ⟨image 176⟩fauoure of mercy, the sorowful Niniuites. Seyng ther was suche imperfeccion and infyrmities in the holye Sayntes, how much nede haue we to see what lyeth in vs myserable and wr•tched synners?