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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.
They be evil gotten many ways. First when they be taken from an other, by murder, Rape, Violence, Craft, or Theft.
They be yuel gotten manye wayes. Fyrste when they be taken from an other, by murder, Rape, Uyolencie, Crafte, or Thefte.
Thus offended queen Jezebel in ⟨image 188⟩taking away Naboth's vineyard .iii. Reg. xxi. at length she was torn with dogs, for her labour. Then be they ive• gotten by subtleties, frauds, corruption of laws, by lying, flattery, and such other. Let every man make restitution of goods thus gotten, or else he shall sure perish. Let the seditious, hurtful, and dangerous traitor, that contrary unto Gods laws, taketh weapon against his league Lord and king, restore both his heart and his goods again, to the Kings pleasure and commandment. Let all men cease from getting of their goods by this unlawful means: and the goods so gotten, let them restore again. As zacheus ⟨p. clxxix⟩did. Luc. xix. And that they may be the better fenced against this unlawful & ungodly getting together of goods, I pray them to read the Canon of saint Paul .i. Tim. vi. Such as will be ryche. et cetera.
Thus offēdid quen Iesabel in ⟨image 188⟩takyng away Nabothes vineyard .iii. Reg. xxi. at length she was torne wyth dogges, for her labour. Then be they iue• gotten by subtylties, fraudes, corrupcion of lawes, by lying, flattery, and such other. Let euery man make restitucion of goodes thus gotten, or els he shal sure perish. Let the sedicious, hurtful, and daungerous traytoure, that contrarye vnto Gods lawes, taketh weapon agaynst hys leage Lorde and kynge, restore both hys hearte and hys goodes agayne, to the Kynges pleasure and commaundement. Let al men cease from gettyng of theyr goodes by thys vnlawfull meanes: and the goodes so gotten, lette them restore againe. As zacheus