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First God spake gently to him, Arise Jonah, go to Nineveh: then he would not go, but seeing words would not serve, the Lord would take another way, and try whether that could make him obedient to his voice. So the Lord caused a mighty tempest to arise in the sea, which set them all in a maze, and made them examine both whence the tempest came, & also wherefore, or for whose sake it troubled them so sore, that Jonah might see (at the least) if he would see it, that the vengeance of God doth always accompany the stubborn and disobedient whither soever they go: and for the accomplishment thereof, that all the creatures of God are bent against them, to molest trouble, and cross them in their evil ways.

First God spake gentlie to him, Arise Ionah, go to Niniuie: then he would not go, but seeing wordes would not serue, the Lord would take another way, and try whether that could make him obedient to his voice. So the Lord caused a mightie tempest to arise in the sea, which set them all in a maze, and made them examine both whence the tēpest came, & also wherefore, or for whose sake it troubled them so sore, that Ionah might see (at the least) if he would see it, that the vegeāce of God doth alwayes accōpany the stubburne and disobedient whither soeuer they go: and for the accōplishment therof, that all the creatures of God are bent against them, to molest trouble, and crosse them in their euill wayes.

God sent a great wind.

He that made the winds, commanded ¹them, and they obey his voice: the wind & the waters obey him, but man will not obey him. He saith not, that a wind arose, but saith, The Lord sent a great wind; then it was not by chance, nor yet by witchcraft, for the mariners (notwithstanding they were infidels) were not so gross as to ascribe it unto any such cause, but rather thought it to be sent from some revenging power, being provoked to indignation by some particular person among them, that had committed some heinous fact: else why did they cast lots, to know him and find him out that had sinned, and whose sin did procure the tempest to be sent? Though this tempest had almost drowned Jonah, yet he saith, the Lord sent it: so the Lord sendeth wind to bring ships to land in safety, and the same Lord sendeth tempests to drown, & break, and sink other ships. Therefore Job said when he was bereft of all his substance at once, and left as poor as might be, that the Lord had taken them from him (which also gave all to him,) adding also a thanksgiving