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

¶The second Sermon upon Jonah, made by John Hopper .xxvi. of February.

¶The second Sermō vpon Ionas, made by Ihon Hoper .xxvi. of Februarye.

¶The Preface.

Unto every man is appointed his vocation: to one this, to an other that: One to a private, an other to a public vocation, and each of them, either is lawful, or unlawful. That is unlawful that fighteth and repugneth with the word of God, as the vocation of bawds, Idololatres, mass mongers, common receivers, and maintainers of dicers, and dice houses with such like. In these, or any like, who soever continually still without ⟨p. xxiii⟩repentance is subject to eternal damnation. The other vocation is lawful, and standeth with the word of God. Of the which S. Paul speaketh. In what vocation any man is called, in the same let him abide. But this lawful vocation we transgress, two manner of ways. Ether when we bear the title or name of the vocation, and do nothing appertaining thereunto (which is condemned by God in that he commanded in Adam all men to avoid idleness. Gene. iii. in the sweat of thy brows thou shalt eat thy bread: and Paul i. Thess. ii. Thess.) Either when we do, in the vocation that we should not do. As for example a bishop to teach false doctrine ⟨image 33⟩for a true. A judge that should judge truly corrupteth judgement for favour or money. A Merchant to wax richer by false contracts, or corrupt wares. Into what danger each man falleth that any way transgresseth his vocation, it is to be seen by this our Jonah, who in voiding of one dā ger falleth into six, as ye have heard before: of the which six, we have spoken but of one. And in the one noted many, & profitable doctrines, as well declaring mans infirmity, that cannot help it self, not from the dangers of the body as of the power and good will of god that can & will save, both from the dangers of body & soul.