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

The fear, declareth the greatness of the danger they were in, & their ignorance of God, ⟨p. xix⟩who only comforteth in the days and hour of trouble.

The fear, declareth ye greatnes of the daunger they were in, & theyr ignoraunce of God, ⟨p. xix⟩who onelye comforteth in the dayes and houre of trouble.

That every man calleth upon his own god, it appeareth there were people of sundry and divers nations, and also what is common to all men under the sun that have not lost the use of reason when we be left destitute of humane help, we call upon god, not for love, but for fear, as it is said: metus primus in orb Deos fecit. That is to say: fear was the first that made Gods in the world. These mariners are of some part to be followed, of some part not, that in the day of trouble they pray, we ought to follow them: that they pray not to the one and sole God, but every man to a sundry God, they may not be ⟨image 29⟩followed. For there is but one patron and helper for all men, and he is never nor no where known but by his word. Mans reason knoweth right well in the time of trouble that there is a god, but who he is reason cannot tell. Therefore worshippeth reason an idol of his own head, under the name of God, and then followeth man, either his own opinion, either the tradition of his elders. And this is the fountain of Idolatry, when that every man thinketh him to be his God, that he him self, his elders, or custom hath taken to be god. From hence came such diversity of gods among the Gentiles, & so many patrons among the superstitious sort of Christians. These gods all together ⟨p. xx⟩be forbid. Exodi. xx. Deutrono. vi.

That euery man calleth vpon his own god, it appeareth ther were people of sondry and dyuers nacions, and also what is common to all men vnder the sunne that haue not lost the vse of reason when we be left destitute of humane healpe, we call vpon god, not for loue, but for feare, as it is sayd: metus primus in orbe Deos fecit. That is to say: feare was the fyrste that made Gods in the world. These mariners are of some part to be folowed, of some part not, that in the daye of trouble they praye, we ought to folowe them: that they praye not to the one and sole God, but euerye man to a sondrye God, they maye not be