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Now that thou mayest read Jonah fruitfully, and not as a Poets fable, but as an obligation between god and thy soul, as an earnest penny given thee of God, that he will help thee in time of need, if thou turn to him, and as the word of God the only food, & life of thy soul, this mark, and note. First count Jonah the friend of God, & a man chosen of GOD, to testify his name unto the world: But yet a young scholar, weak and rude, after the fashion of the apostles, while Christ was with them yet bodily, which though Christ taught them ever to be meek, and to humble themselves, yet oft strove among themselves who should be greatest. The sons of •ebede would sit the one on the right hand of Christ, the other on the left. They would pray that fire might descend from heaven & consume the Samaritans. When Christ asked who say men that I am? Peter answered, thou art the son of the living God, as though Peter had been as perfect as an angel. But immediately after when Christ preached unto them of his death and passion: Peter was angry and rebuked Christ, and thought earnestly that he had raved, and not wist what he said, as at another time, when Christ was so fervently ¹busied in healing the people, that he had no leisure to eat, they went out to hold him, supposing that he had ⟨p. 26⟩been beside himself. And one that cast out devils in Christs name they forbade, because he waited not on them, so glorious were they yet.

Now that thou mayest read Ionas frutefully, and not as a Poetes fable, but as an obligation betwene god and thy soule, as an earnest penny geuen thee of God, that he wyll helpe thee in tyme of nede, if thou turne to him, and as the worde of God the only foode, & lyfe of thy soule, this marke, and note. First count Ionas the frend of God, & a man chosen of GOD, to testify his name vnto the world: But yet a yong scholer, weake and rude, after the fashiō of the apostles, whyle Christ was with them yet bodily, which thoughe Christ taught them euer to be meeke, and to humble thēselues, yet oft stroue among thēselues who should be greatest. The sonnes of •ebede would sitte the one on the right hand of Christ, the other on the lefte. They would praye that fire might descend from heauen & consume the Samaritanes. When Christ asked who say men that I am? Peter aunswered, thou art the sonne of the liuyng God, as though Peter had bene as perfecte as an angel. But immediatly after whē Christ preached vnto them of hys death and passion: Peter was angry and rebuked Christ, and thought earnestly that he had raued, and not wist what he sayde, as at another time, when Christ was so feruently