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Six sermons preachedSixe sermons preached
Six sermons preached by Master Henry Smith at Clement Danes Church without Temple bar. With two prayers of the same author hereunto annexed.Sixe sermons preached by Maister Henry Smith at Clement Danes Church without Temple barre. VVith tvvo prayers of the same author hereunto annexed.
London: printed by Richard for Robert Dexter, 1592
THE REBELLION OF JONAH, IN TWO SERMONS.THE REBELLION OF IONAH, IN TWO SERMONS.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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 ⟨p. 113⟩he may go safely to Tarshish.
This is the way to Tarshish, but nowe what need he to rehearse all this? had it not bene enough to say, that he went to flie, and leaue his businesse vndone? But all this is to shew the stubburnnesse and disobedience of Ionah, yet this thing was not done vpon the sudden, but he had time enough to consider what he did, betwixt Samaria and Iapho: he might haue considered what he did before he went into the hauen, and when he came to the hauen, he should not haue payed the fare; & when he had payd the fare, he should not haue entred the ship; and when he came into the ship, he should not haue hoysed vp the sayles to flie from God. But thus sinne runnes on wheeles, as it were downe a hill, in all post hast, and neuer stayes till it ariue euen in hell. Now Ionah thinketh, that because he came safe to Iapho, therfore he may go to the hauen, therefore he may pay the fare, and because he payed the fare in peace, therfore he may take shipping; and because he entred the ship in safetie therfore he may hoyse vp the sailes to go; and because he hoysed vp the sailes without danger, therefore ⟨p. 113⟩he may go safely to Tarshish.