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If a preacher were commanded to go and preach at Rome gates, against Antichrists jurisdiction, and the idolatry that is so ordinarily used in that synagogue of uncleanness, seeing that is a matter, for which they torment and kill, all that preach it sincerely: then I think that it would hardly come to pass at all, that this preacher would go from a reasonable quiet estate touching his body, to venture his life among such cruel tyrants, I think he would rather fly to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, if by any possibility he might do it.

If a preacher were commanded to go and preach at Rome gates, against Antichrists iurisdiction, and the idolatrie that is so ordinarily vsed in that sinagogue of vncleannesse, seeing that is a matter, for which they torment and kill, all that preach it sincerely: then I thinke that it would hardly come to passe at all, that this preacher would go from a reasonable quiet estate touching his bodie, to venter his life among such cruell tyrants, I thinke he would rather flie to Tarshish frō the presence of the Lord, if by anie possibilitie he might do it.

But Jonah rose up to fly unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and he went down to Japho, where he found a ship, and he went down into it, &c.

But Ionah rose vp to flie vnto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and he went downe to Iapho, where he found a ship, and he went downe into it, &c.

This is the way to Tarshish, but now what need he to rehearse all this? had it not been enough to say, that he went to fly, and leave his business undone? But all this is to show the stubbornness and disobedience of Jonah, yet this thing was not done upon the sudden, but he had time enough to consider what he did, betwixt Samaria and Japho: he might have considered what he did before he went into the haven, and when he came to the haven, he should not have payed the fare; & when he had paid the fare, he should not have entered the ship; and when he came into the ship, he should not have hoised up the sails to fly from God. But thus sin runs on wheels, as it were down a hill, in all post hast, and never stays till it arrive even in hell. Now Jonah thinketh, that because he came safe to Japho, therefore he may go to the haven, therefore he may pay the fare, and because he payed the fare in peace, therefore he may take shipping; and because he entered the ship in safety therefore he may hoist up the sails to go; and because he hoised up the sails without danger, therefore