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But Jonah rose up to fly unto Tarshish.

But Ionah rose vp to flie vnto Tarshish.

Jonah being sent to Nineveh, he flies to Tarshish, yet he went to Nineveh at last, not of free will, as meaning only to perform his duty, but being terrified by the whale, and all the other creatures of God which were bent against him for his disobedience. So we serve God and do his will, when terrors do compel us by thundering into our ears, & glancing before our eyes, & melting our harts for fear. And this is my opinion, that they which come hither to Church only on the Sabbath, come not of conscience, but for fear of the law, yet let them know, that in so doing they fly from their comfort, yea they fly from God. Now Jonah ⟨p. 121⟩went to the haven, and there he found a ship not going to Nineveh but to Tarshish. As soon he set forward to fly from God, Satan straight ways prepared a ship, so that temptation and occasion of sin do always go together. Shall Judas lack money, or Jonah stay for a ship? no (saith Satan) by the mouth of his ministers, here Judas take thee money and betray thy master, and Jonah here is a ship for thee, go hast thee away, and fly from the presence of the Lord. Therefore if any will ask what the devils occupation is, it is to provide snares and gins whereinto to entice, and therein to catch thee and me.

Ionah being sent to Niniuie, he flies to Tarshish, yet he went to Niniuie at last, not of free will, as meaning onely to performe his dutie, but being terrified by the whale, and all the other creatures of God which were bent against him for his disobedience. So we serue God and do his will, when terrors do compell vs by thundering into our eares, & glauncing before our eyes, & melting our harts for feare. And this is my opiniō, that they which come hither to Church onely on the Sabboth, come not of conscience, but for feare of the law, yet let them know, that in so doing they flie from their comfort, yea they flie from God. Now Ionah