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

And Jonah gat him out of the City, and sat down on the East side thereof, and there made him a Both, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what should Chance unto the city.

And Ionas gat him oute of the Citye, and sat downe on the East syde thereof, and there made hym a Boothe, and satte vnder it in the shadowe, tyll he myght see what shuld Chaunce vnto the cytye.

When Jonah had no excuse to make, why he was angry, nor would not confess his fault (for he answereth now nothing to the question God demandeth of him) he goeth him self out of the Cit•e to see the end: whether the Ninevites would persevere in their penance begone or not. Of this we learn if we be wrongfully angry, and admonished, if we will not confess the fault, yet should we consider, and way it the more deeply. In that he made him self a both, we see with what simplicity the good man was contented with all, and likewise how he him self was content to labour to make his own couch. Our Bishops, and Priests ⟨p. clxxiii⟩have all things prepared to their hands, God give them grace better to deserve it. The text sayeth.

Whē Ionas had no excuse to make, why he was angrye, nor woulde not confesse hys faulte (for he answereth nowe nothyng to the questyon God demaundeth of hym) he goeth hym selfe out of the Cit•e to se the ende: whether ye Niniui•es wold perseuer in their penaūce begone or not. Of thys we learne yf we be wrongfully angrye, and admonyshed, if we wyl not confesse the faulte, yet shuld we consyder, and way it the more deepelye. In that he made hym selfe a boothe, we see wyth what symplycitie the good man was contented wyth al, and likewyse howe he hym selfe was contente to labour to make hys own couch. Our Byshops, and Priestes ⟨p. clxxiii⟩