So did the Jews before us, & so do they in these days now, that for every disease, they have a sundry god and patron. For the pestilence S, Roch, for the war S. Barbara, In this danger of Idolatry be all they that call upon God, and pray unto him otherwise then he hath appointed by his word And here we be admonished of two things. The first, that we offer none other obsequy and religion unto god, than he himself by his word requireth. If we do, we offer an idol of our own heade, and honore the dyuel, under the parson, and name of god. As those doth that erect and build up Images, and altars to say mass upon, in the honour of god, which God ⟨p. xxv⟩never commanded. Exod. xxii Deutrono. v. The next we be here admonished of, is that we call upon God only in the name of Christ, for he is the door, the way, and the trueth. John. x. And he alone showeth us the father. John .i.vi. Hear be condemned not only the Jews and Gentiles but also as many as would know, and come to the father by invocation of the saints departed, by Bulls, Pardons Peregrinations, Mass and other. Let this error, be corrected, And let us leave calling every man to his own God, and call only upon the only God that can and will in Christ hear us, as he heard the Patriarchs, Prophets, and the ⟨image 35⟩Apostles. And y• this be done it is the office of the kings majesty, his council, and all his Magistrates to see the true book of God the holy Bible to be taught and received of his majesty's subjects, after the example of Moses, Joshua, David, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah, the Noble Princes of God's people. There was, and is one doctrine more, in that y• Mariners did not only pray but also lightened the ship. That they prayed and were not heard, ye learn what a vanity it is, to pray after the opinion of man. Nothing at all it availeth. It never cometh before God, nor caseth the conscience of him that prayeth. Further, y• they do not only pray ⟨p. xxvi⟩but also labour: we see our duty, that as GOD freely giveth help, so we must travail, and do the best we can with prayer, not only to receive, and obtain the free help of God, but also to keep it. Thus I thought it good, to speak before the second danger which is this. Jonah sin is detected by lots, so saith the text.
So dyd the Iewes before vs, & so do they in these dayes now, that for eueri disease, they haue a sōdry god and patrone. For the pestilence S, Roch, for the war S. Barbara, In thys daunger of Idololatrye be all they that call vpon God, and pray vnto hym otherwyse then he hath appointid by his word And here we be admonished of two things. The fyrst, that we offer none other obsequie and relygion vnto god, thē he hymselfe by hys word requireth. If we do, we offer an ydol of oure own heade, and honore the dyuel, vnder the parsō, and name of god. As those doth that erect and buylde vp Images, and aulters to saye masse vpon, in the honor of god, whyche God ⟨p. xxv⟩neuer commaunded. Exod. xxii Deutrono. v. The nexte we be here admonished of, is that we call vpon God onelye in the name of Christe, for he is the dore, the waye, and the trueth. Iohn. x. And he alone sheweth vs the father. Iohn .i.vi. Heare be condemned not onely the Iewes and Gentiles but also as manye as woulde knowe, and come to the father by inuocacion of the saynctes departed, by Bulles, Pardons Peregrinacions, Masse and other. Let thys erroure, be corrected, And let vs leue calling euerye man to hys owne God, and call onely vpon the onelye God that can and wil in Christ heare vs, as he hearde the Patriarches, Prophetes, and the ⟨image 35⟩Apostles. And y• thys be doone it is the office of the kyngs magestye, hys councell, and al his Magistrates to se ye true boke of God the holye Byble to be tawghte and receyued of hys magesties subiects, after the example of Moses, Iosua, Dauid, Iosaphat, Ezechias, and Iosias, the Noble Princes of goddes people. Ther was, and is one doctryne more, in that y• Mariners dyd not onely praye but also lightened the shyppe. That thei praied and were not heard, ye learne what a vanitie it is, to praye after the opinion of man. Nothynge at all it auayleth. It neuer commeth before God, nor caseth the conscience of hym that prayeth. Further, y• they do not onelye praye ⟨p. xxvi⟩but also laboure: we se our duetye, that as GOD freelye geueth healpe, so we muste trayuell, and do the beste we canne wyth prayer, not onelye to receyue, and obtayne the free helpe of God, but also to kepe it. Thus I thought it good, to speke before the seconde daunger which is thys. Ionas synne is detected by lotts, so sayth the texte.
