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

Now followeth the second part containing Jonah disobedience after this sort in the text.

Now foloweth the seconde part conteyning Ionas dysobediēce after this sort in ye text.

Where upon Jonah rose to fly from the face of the lord into Tarshish, & came to Japho, & found a ship pressed towards Tarshish, paying his passage, he went into her, to come with them unto Tarshish.

Wher vpon Ionas rose to fly from the face of the lord into Tharsis, & came to Iapho, & founde a shyp pressed towards Tharsis, paiing his passage, he wēt into her, to come wyth them vnto Tharsis.

Jonah was commanded to cry & preach against the Ninevites, but being afeard, & suspecting yt difficulty of yt vocation, fleeth an other way. Here first are two things to be noted: whether he flieth, & from whence he flieth, the text saith he fled to Tarshish, which some men think is yt sea called Mare mediterranean, but y• more true opinion is, that Tarshish is the city called Tunes, or Carthage. ⟨image 24⟩Japho is the city called Joppe, a haven town in Palestine. He flieth from the face of God, that is to wite from the benevolent and merciful god that appointed him to the vocation of preaching. Of this text we learn many Godly doctrines. First, how hard & difficult a vocation it is, to be a preacher, that in case he be not with a singular mercy of God comforted and strengthened, he can not, nor is it possible he should preach truly Gods word, as it is to be seen by Moses. Ex. v. vi. Isaiah. vi. Hier. i.