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

Of this dialogue between God and Jonah, we may gather this general, and universal doctrine, that god will save all penitent sinners .i. Timo. ii. for seeing he gave his only son for us, whiles we were yet his enemies, how should it be, he would not in him give us all thin ges. Romans .viii. Mathe. xi. But here of cometh our loss and perdition, that we repent not from our evil, as the Proclamation of the king of Nineveh commanded the people, and subjects thereof, ⟨p. clxxvi⟩that would not only men to amend their evil lives: but also they should restore again all false gotten goods, and make restitution thereof, as well to god as to man.

Of thys dialoge betwene God and Ionas, we maye gather thys generall, and vniuersal doctrine, that god wyl saue al penitente synners .i. Timo. ii. for seyng he gaue hys onely sōne for vs, whiles we wer yet his enemies, how shuld it be, he wold not in him giue vs al thī ges. Romaynes .viii. Mathe. xi. But here of commeth oure losse and perdicion, that we repente not from oure euyll, as the Proclamacion of the king of Niniue commaunded the people, and subiectes thereof, ⟨p. clxxvi⟩that woulde not onelye men to amend theyr yuel liues: but also they shuld restore agayne all false goten goodes, and make restituciō therof, as well to god as to man.

Restitution towards God is, when all honour and glory is given unto him, as saint Paul sayeth .i. Timotheus .i. But this glory is, and hath been taken from God by men of every sort, as well by those of the Ecclesiastical policy, as those of the Civil policy.

Restitucion towardes God is, when al honoure and glory is geuen vnto hym, as saynte Paule sayeth .i. Timotheus .i. But thys glorye is, and hathe bene taken frō God by men of euery sorte, as well by those of the Ecclesiasticall polycye, as those of the Ciuile policie.