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

That these gentilish Mariners rebuke Jonah of disobedience, it declareth the fault to be so great when any man leaveth his vocation and specially the vocation of preaching, that it meriteth and is worthy to be rebuked of all men. But such is now the proud minds of Bishops and pastors that it will suffer no rebuke, or Christian admonition, but will be lauded and praised yea in evil doing and omission of their vocation, as it is to be seen in that horrible and wicked decree: Si papa. And not only, the Pope but also every man that sleepeth, and delighteth in his sin, refuseth all manner of admonitions. If Jonah toke well at worth the reprehension of ⟨image 57⟩the heathen, it is more then ashamed one Christian to forsake the admonition of an other.

That these gentilyshe Mariners rebuke Ionas of dysobedience, it declareth the faute to be so greate when anye man leueth his vocacion and specially the vocacion of preching, that it meriteth and is worthy to be rebuked of all men. But suche is nowe the proude mindes of Byshops and pastours that it wyl suffer no rebuke, or Christian admonicion, but wil be lauded and praised yea in euel doyng and omissiō of their vocacion, as it is to be seene in that horrible and wycked decre: Si papa. And not onelye, the Pope but also euerye man that slepeth, and delitethin his sinne, refuseth all maner of admonicions. If Ionas toke wel at worthe the reprehension of ⟨image 57⟩the heathen, it is more then ashame one Christian to forsake the admonicion of an other.

In that they ask counsel of Jonah, how to save the ship, they declare a singular humanity towards a stranger: that although by the means of him they stood in danger both of life and goods, yet would they leave no means they could, to save him, though it were with their great loss, and danger.

In that they aske counsell of Ionas, howe to saue the shyppe, they declare a syngulare humanitye towardes a straunger: that althoughe by the meanes of hym they stode in daunger bothe of lyfe and goodes, yet woulde they leaue no meanes they coulde, to saue hym, thoughe it were wythe theyr greate losse, and daunger.