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We go far beyond Jonah in security, ⟨p. 146⟩for the Lord causeth the tempest to blow down houses, the heavens to thunder over us, the earth to quake under us, the water to overflow the land, fire to consume us and all that we have, frost and snow ready to kill us with cold, and all things in an uproar round about us, thereby always crossing us one way or other, and so to put us in mind of our duty, the neglect whereof is the cause of all these troubles which the Lord doth send us, but we sleep with Jonah in our negligence, void of feeling, because we consider not, nor search out as the mariners did, for whose sake these tempests or troubles are upon us, whereas every cross should ••urre us up to amendment of life. Jonah repented of his disobedience, that we should repent of ours: should we follow his example, when we see it to be so evil that he repented it? if we do, God will deal more roughly with us then he did with Jonah, for the Lord caused a whale to swallow him, and afterward to cast him up again, but we shall be swallowed of that Serpent which never restoreth again. He should have been their teacher if he were not a sleep, he should have taught them to pray aright if he had any good feeling in him. For all this while we read not that Jonah once condemn ned ⟨p. 147⟩his thoughts, not so much as once to say in him self, Jonah take heed what thou doest, thou knowest how God may handle thee upon the waters; if thou fly, he can overtake thee, or if thou hidest thy self, he will find thee out. How should we be strong if a Prophet, and such a Prophet as was the figure of Christ could not withstand this one temptation, but suffered him self to be led away so far that when he should run, he lay still, and when he should cry, he held his peace, and when he should preach at Nineveh, he is going to loiter at Tarshish? and so Nineveh is in her sin, yet Nineveh is in better case then Jonah.

We go farre beyond Ionah in securitie, ⟨p. 146⟩for the Lord causeth the tempest to blow downe houses, the heauens to thunder ouer vs, the earth to quake vnder vs, the water to ouerflow the land, fire to consume vs and all that we haue, frost and snow ready to kil vs with cold, and all things in an vprore round about vs, thereby alwayes crossing vs one way or other, and so to put vs in minde of our dutie, the neglect wherof is the cause of all these troubles which the Lord doth send vs, but we sleep with Ionah in our negligence, voyde of feeling, because we consider not, nor search out as the mariners did, for whose sake these tempestes or troubles are vpon vs, whereas euery crosse should urre vs vp to amendement of life. Ionah repented of his disobediēce, that we should repent of ours: should we follow his example, whē we see it to be so euill that he repē ted it? if we do, God will deale more roughly with vs then he did with Ionah, for the Lord caused a whale to swallow him, and afterward to cast him vp againe, but we shal be swallowed of that Serpēt which neuer restoreth againe. He should haue bene their teacher if he were not a sleepe, he should haue taught them to pray aright if he had any good feeling in him. For all this while we read not that Ionah once condē ned