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

Of this place of the text, we learn that whosoever contrary to God's commandment, studieth to avoid one evil, falleth into many. The bishop or the preacher that for the love or fear of the world letteth to speak the trueth, falleth into the burning and damnation of his own conscience. The people that against God's law would defend the poverty of their bodies, lost body, soul, wife, children and all together. The corrupt Judge in searching to serve his own turn or his frenfrends ⟨image 28⟩in corrupting of justice, bringeth both him self and his friend into the danger of eternal damnation. The text proceedeth it showeth how the mariners behaved them selves in this danger, yt which thing is diligently to be noted. For in them is expressed a very lively image of all men that lacketh faith, how they fear above measure in the time of trouble. Their doings is expressed four ways: First their faith. Second, each of them calleth upon his own god. Third, they exonerate the ship. Fourth they wake Jonah out of his sleep.

Of thys place of the text, we learne that whosoeuer contrarye to Goddes commaundemente, studieth to auoyde one yuell, falleth into manye. The byshop or the preacher that for the loue or feare of the world letteth to speke the trueth, falleth into the burnyng and damnacion of hys owne conscience. The people that agaynst goddes lawe woulde defende the pouertye of theyr bodies, loste body, soule, wyfe, chyldren and all together. The corrupte Iudge in serchynge to serue hyz owne tourne or hys frenfrends ⟨image 28⟩in corrupting of iustice, bryngeth bothe hym selfe and hys frende into the daunger of eternal dampnacion. The text procedeth yt sheweth howe the mariners behaued them selues in this daūger, yt whych thyng is dylygently to be noted. For in them is expressed averi liuelye ymage of all men that lackyth fayth, howe they feare aboue measure in the tyme of trouble. Theyr doinges is expressed foure waies: First their fayth. Second, eche of thē calleth vpō his own god. Third, thei exonerate the ship. Fourth they wake Ionas oute of hys sleepe.