,transcriber's note3    ,the spelling   
and word divisions are inconsistent     
throughout the   original4 ,no changes  
have been made1 but some possible       
typographical   errors are listed at the
 end of the etext4    ,there are two    
places in the original where paragraphs 
start with a   decorative initial       
capital letter1 instead of the usual    
sign4 ,these   paragraphs are preceded  
in this etext with a row of asterisks4  
,several contractions are used in the   
original4   - ,vowels with a line over  
them1 usually indicating an omitted m or
 n1     are represented in this etext by
 1 1 1 1 4   - ,the words the and that  
are often printed in the original as a y
     with a very small e or t over the  
top4 ,these contractions are            
represented in this etext by the and    
that4   - ,the word with is sometimes   
printed in the original as a w followed 
by a superscript t4 ,this contraction is
 represented in this etext     by with4 
- ,the word thus is once printed in the 

original as a y followed by a           
superscript s4 ,this contraction is     
represented in this etext by     thus4  
,the prophete ,ionas_/ with an          
introducci before teachinge to vnderstde
 him and the right vse also of all the  
scripture_/ and why it was written_/ and
 what is therin to be sought_/ and      
shewenge wherewith the scripture is     
locked vpp that he which readeth it_/   
can not vnderstde it_/ though he studie 
therin neuer so moch3 and agayne with   
what keyes it is so opened_/ that the   
reader can be stopped out with no       
sotilte or false doctrine of man_/ from 
the true sense and vnderstondynge       
therof4     ,w4 ,t4 vn to the ,christen 
reader4  ,as the vious ,philistenes     
stopped the welles of ,abraham d filled 
them vpp with erth_/ to put the         
memoriall out of mde_/ to the entent    
that they might chalenge the grounde3   
even so the fleshly mded ypocrites      
stoppe vpp the vaynes of life which are 
in the scripture_/ with the erth of     

theyr tradicis_/ false similitudes      
lienge allegories3  that of like zele_/ 
to make the scripture theyr awne        
possessi  marchaundice3 and so shutt vpp
 the kingdome of heven which is ,gods   
worde nether enterge in th selues nor   
soferinge them that wolde4   ,the       
scripture hath a body with out_/ d      
within a soule_/ sprite  life4 ,it hath 
with out a barke_/ a shell d as it were 
an hard bone for the fleshly mynded to  
gnaw vppon4 ,and within it hath pith_/  
cornell_/ mary  all swetnesse for ,gods 
electe which he hath chosen to geve them
 his spirite_/  to write his law  the   
faith of his sonne in their hertes4     
,the scripture cteyneth 4iii4 thges in  
it first the law to cdemne all flesh3   
secdaryly the ,gospell_/ that is to     
saye_/ promises of mercie for all that  
repent  knowlege their sinnes at the    
preachge of the law  csent in their     
hertes that the law is good_/  submitte 
them selues to be scolers to lern to    
kepe the lawe  to lerne to beleue the   

mercie that is promised th3  thridly the
 stories  liues of those scolars_/ both 
what chaunces fortuned th_/  also by    
what meanes their scolemaster taught th 
and made them perfecte_/  how he tried  
the true from the false4   ,when the    
ypocrites come to the lawe_/ they put   
gloses to d make no moare of it then of 
a worldly law which is satisfied with   
the outwarde worke and which a turke    
maye also fulfill4 ,wh yet ,gods law    
never ceaseth to cdemne a man vntill it 
be written in his herte and vntill he   
kepe it naturally without cpulsion  all 
other respecte saue only of pure love to
 ,god and his neyboure_/ as he naturally
 eateth wh he is an hongred_/ without   
cpulsi  all other respecte_/ saue to    
slake his hongre only4   ,and wh they   
come to the ,gospell_/ there they mgle  
their leuen  saye_/ ,god now receaueth  
vs no moare to mercie_/ but of mercie   
receaueth vs to penaunce_/ that is to   
wete_/ holy dedes that make them fatt   
belies  vs their captiues_/ both in     

soule and body4 ,and yet they fayne     
theyr ,idole the ,pope so mercifull_/   
that if thou make a litle money glister 
in his ,balams eyes_/ there is nether   
penaunce ner purgatory ner any fastge at
 all but to fle to heven as swefte as a 
thought and at the twinkellynge of an   
eye4   ,and the liues stories and gestes
 of men which are ctayned in the bible_/
 they reade as thges no moare perteynge 
vn to th_/ then a take of ,rob hode_/   
as thges they wott not wherto they      
serue_/ saue to fayne false disct       
iuglinge allegories_/ to stablish their 
kingdome with all4 ,and one the chefest 
fleshliest studie they have_/ is to     
magnifie the sayntes aboue measure      
aboue the trueth  with their poetrie to 
make them greater then euer ,god make   
them4 ,and if they finde any infirmite  
or synne asscribed vn to the saintes_/  
that they excuse with all diligce_/     
diminushge the glorie of the mercie of  
,god  robbinge wretched sinners of all  
theyr cforte_/  thinke therby to flater 

the sayntes and to obtayne their fauoure
  to make speciall aduocates of th3 even
 as a man wold obtayne the fauoure of   
wordely tirantes3 as they also fayne the
 saintes moch moare cruell then ever was
 any heath man  moare wrekefull and     
vengeable then the poetes faine their   
godes or their furies that torment the  
soules in hell_/ if theyr eus be not    
fasted  their images visited  saluted   
wyth a ,pater noster 7whych prayer only 
oure lippes be accoynted with oure      
hertes vnderstdinge none at all7 and    
worsheped with a candell  the offerge of
 oure deuoci_/ in the place which thei  
haue chosen to heare the supplicacis    
meke peticis of their clientes therin4  
,but thou reader thke of the law of ,god
 how that it is all to gether           
spirituall_/  so spirituall that it is  
neuer fulfilled with dedes or werkes_/  
vntill they flow out of thyne herte with
 as greate loue toward thy neyboure_/   
for no deseruge of his ye though he be  
thine enimie_/ as ,christ loued the d   

did for the_/ for no deseruge of thyne_/
 but ev wh thou wast his enimie4 ,and in
 the meane time_/ thoroute all our      
infancie  childhod in ,christ_/ tyll we 
be growen vpp in to perfecte men in the 
full knowlege of christ  full loue of   
christ agayne  of oure neyboures for his
 sake_/ after the ensample of his loue  
to vs_/ rembenbir that the fulfillynge  
of the law is_/ a fast fayth in christes
 bloud coupled with our professi        
submyttge our selues to lerne to doo    
better4   ,and of the ,gospell or       
promises which thou metest in the       
scripture_/ beleue fast that ,god will  
fulfill them vn to the_/ and that vn to 
the vttemost ,iott_/ at the repentaunce 
of thyne herte_/ wh thou turnest to hym 
forsakest euell_/ even of his goodnesse 
fatherly mercie vn to the_/ d not for   
thy flatterge hym with ypocritish workes
 of thyne awne fayninge4 ,so that a fast
 faith only with out respecte of all    
workes_/ is the forgeuenesse both of the
 synne which we did in tyme of          

ignoraunce with luste d csent to synne_/
  also of all the synne which we doo by 
chaunce  of frailte_/ after that we are 
come to knowlege d have professed the   
law out of oure hertes4 ,and all dedes  
serue only for to helpe oure neyboures  
to tame oure flesh that we fall not to  
synne agayne_/  to exercice oure soules 
in vertue_/  not to make satisfaction to
 ,godward for the synne that is once    
paste4   ,and all other stories of the  
bible_/ with out excepci_/ are the      
practisinge of the law  of the          
,gospell_/ and are true and faitfull    
ensamples  sure erneste that ,god will  
euen so deale with vs_/ as he did with  
th_/ in all infirmities_/ in all        
temptacis_/  in all like cases          
chaunces4 ,wherin ye se on the one      
syde_/ how fatherly  tendirly  with all 
cpassion god entreateth his electe which
 submitte them selues as scolers_/ to   
lerne to walke in the wayes of his      
lawes_/  to kepe th of loue4 ,if they   
forgatt th selues at a time  wt         

astraye_/ he sought th out  sett th     
agayne with all mercie4 ,if they fell   
hurte th selues_/ he healed th agayne   
with all compassion  tendernesse of     
hert4 ,he hath ofte brought greate      
tribulation  aduersite vppon his electe3
 but all of fatherly loue only_/ to     
teach th  to make them se their awne    
hertes  the sinne that there laye hid_/ 
that they might aftirwarde feale his    
mercie4 ,for his mercie wayted vppon    
th_/ to rid them out agayne_/ assone as 
they ware lerned  come to the knowlege  
of their awne hertes3 so that he neuer  
cast man awaye how depe so euer he had  
sinned_/ saue th ly which had first cast
 the yocke of his lawes fr their        
neckes_/ with vtter diffiaunce  malice  
of herte4  ,which ensamples how         
cfortable are they for vs_/ wh we be    
fallen in to sinne  ,god is come vpp vs 
with a scorge_/ that we dispeare not_/  
but rept with full hope of mercie after 
the ensamples of mercie that are gone   
before3 ,and therfore they were written 

for our lernge_/ as testifieth ,paul    
,ro4 xv4 to cforte vs_/ that we might   
the better put oure hope  trust in      
,god_/ wh we se_/ how mercifull he hath 
bene in tymes past vn to our weake      
brethern that are gone before_/ in all  
theyr aduersities_/ neade_/ temptacis_/ 
ye  horrible synnes in to which they now
  then fell4   ,and on the other side ye
 se how they that hardened their hertes 
synned of malice  refused mercie that   
was offered th  had no power to rept_/  
perished at the later ende with all     
confusion  shame mercilessely4 ,which   
ensamples are very good  necessary_/ to 
kepe vs in awe  dreade in tyme of       
prosperite as thou maist se by ,paul4 j4
 ,cor4 x4 that we abyde in the feare of 
,god_/  wax not wild and fall to        
vanities d so synne d prouoke ,god and  
bringe wrath vppon vs4   ,and thridly ye
 se in that practise_/ how as god is    
mercifull  longesoferynge_/ euen so were
 all his true prophetes  prechers_/     
beringe the infirmities of their weake  

brethern  their awne wrges  iniuries    
with all pacice  longesoferinge_/ neuer 
castinge any of th of their backes_/ vn 
tyll they synned agenst the holygost_/  
maliciously persecutinge the open       
manifest trouth3 ctrary vn to the       
ensample of the ,pope_/ which in        
sinninge agenst ,god  to quench the     
trueth of his holy spirite_/ is euer    
chefe captayne and trpetblower_/ to sett
 other awerke_/ d seketh only his awne  
fredome_/ liberte_/ priuilege_/ welth_/ 
prosperite_/ profite_/ pleasure_/       
pastyme_/ honoure  glorie_/ with the    
bondage_/ thraldome_/ captiuite_/       
miserie_/ wretchednesse  vile subiecti  
of his brethern3  in his awne cause is  
so feruent_/ so steffe  cruell_/ that he
 will not sofre one word spoken agenst  
his false magiste_/ wily inuencis d     
iuglynge ypocrisie to be vnaduged_/     
thongh all christendome shuld be sett to
 gether by the eares_/ and shuld cost he
 cared not how many hundred thousande   
their lives4         99       99        

99       99       99  ,now that thou    
mayst reade ,ionas frutefully  not as a 
poetis fable_/ but as an obligac betwene
 ,god and thy soule_/ as an ernist peny 
geuen the of ,god_/ that he wil helpe   
the in time of nede_/ if thou turne to  
him d as the word of god the only fode d
 life of thy soule_/ this marke  note4  
,first count ,ionas the frend of god d a
 man chosen of god to testifie his name 
vn to the worlde3 but yet a younge      
scolar_/ weake  rude_/ after the faci of
 the appostles_/ while ,christ was yet  
with them bodyly4 ,which though ,christ 
taught th euer to be meke  to vmble th  
selues_/ yet oft stroue amonge them     
selues who shuld be greatest4 ,the      
sonnes of ,zebede wold sitt_/ the one on
 the right hde of ,christ d the other on
 the lifte4 ,they wold praye_/ that fire
 might descde from heuen_/ and consume  
the ,samaritanes4   ,wh ,christ axed who
 saye men that ,i am_/ ,peter answered_/
 thou arte the sonne of the lyuinge     
,god_/ as though ,peter had bene as     

perfecte as an angell4 ,but immediatly  
after_/ when ,christ preached vn to th  
of his deeth  passi_/ ,peter was angre  
rebuked ,christe  thought ernestly that 
he had raued  not wist what he sayde3 as
 at a nother time_/ when ,christ was so 
ferutly busied in healinge the people_/ 
that he had not leyser to eate_/ they   
went out to holde him_/ supposinge that 
he had bene besyde him selfe4 ,ande one 
that cast out deuels in ,christes name_/
 they forbade_/ because he wayted not on
 them_/ so glorious were they yet4      
,and though christ taughte all waye to  
forgeue_/ yet peter after longe goenge  
to scole_/ axed wether men shuld forgeue
 4vij4 tymes_/ thynkinge that 4viij4    
tymes had bene to moch4 ,and at the last
 soper ,peter wold have died with       
christe_/ but yet within fewe howres    
after_/ he denied hym_/ both cowardly   
shamefully4 ,and after the same maner_/ 
though he had so lge herd that nom might
 auenge him selfe_/ but rather turne the
 other cheke to_/ then to smyte agayne_/

 yet when ,christ was in takge_/ peter  
axed whether it were lawfull to smyte   
with the swerde_/ d taried none         
answere_/ but layed on rashly4 ,so that 
though when we come first vn to the     
knowlege of the trueth_/ and the peace  
is made betwene ,god  vs_/  we loue his 
lawes  beleue  trust in hym_/ as in oure
 father  haue good hertes vn to him  be 
born anew in the sprite3 yet we are but 
childern d younge scolars weake  foble  
must have leysar to grow in the         
spirite_/ in knowlege_/ loue  in the    
dedes therof_/ as younge childern must  
have tyme to grow in their bodies4      
,and ,god oure father  scolemaster      
fedeth vs  teached vs accordinge vn to  
the capacite of oure stomakes_/  maketh 
vs to grow  waxe perfecte_/  fineth vs  
trieth vs as gold_/ in the fire of      
temptacis  tribulations4 ,as ,moses     
wittneseth ,deutero4 viij4 sayge3       
,rember all the waye by which the lord  
thy ,god caried the this 4xl4 yeres in  
the wildernesse_/ to vmble the  to tpte 

or proue the_/ that it might be knowen  
what were in thine hert4 ,he brougt the 
in to aduersite  made the an hongred_/  
then feed the with m which nether thou  
ner yet thi fathers euer knew of_/ to   
teach the that a m liueth not by bred   
only_/ but by all that proceadeth out of
 the mouth of ,god4 ,for the promises of
 god are life vn to all that cleaue vn  
to th_/ moch moare th is bred  bodyly   
sustinaunce3 as the iourney of the      
childern of ,israel out of egypte in to 
the londe promised them_/ ministreth the
 notable ensamples  that aboundtly_/ as 
doeth all the rest of the bible also4   
,how be it_/ it is impossible for flesh 
to beleue  to trust in the trueth of    
gods promises_/ vntyll he haue lerned it
 in moch tribulacion_/ after that ,god  
hath deliuered h out therof agayne4     
,god therfore to teach ,ionas  to shew  
him his awne hert  to make him perfecte 
to enstructe vs also bi his ensample_/  
sent him out of the lande of ,israel    
where he was a prophete_/ to goo amonge 

the heath people  to the greatest       
mightiest citie of the world th_/ called
 ,niniue3 to preache that within 4xl4   
dayes they shuld all perish for their   
sinnes  that the citie shuld be         
ouerthrow4 ,which message the frewil of 
,ionas had as moch power to doo_/ as the
 weakest herted wom in the world hath   
power_/ if she were cmaunded_/ to leppe 
in to a tobbe of lyuinge snakes  edders3
 as happely if ,god had cmaunded ,sara  
to haue sacrificed hir sonne ,isaac_/ as
 he did ,abrah_/ she wold haue disputed 
with h yer she had done it_/ or though  
she were strge ynough_/ yet many an holy
 seint coud not haue found in their     
hertes_/ but wold haue disobeyed d haue 
runne awaye fr the presens of the       
cmademt of god with ,ionas if thei had  
bene so strgly tpted4   ,for ,ionas     
thought of this maner3 loo_/ ,i am here 
a prophete vn to ,gods people the       
,israelites4 ,which though they haue    
gods word testified vn to them dayly_/  
yet dispice it  worshepe ,god vnder the 

likenesse of calues  after all maner    
facions saue after his awne worde_/     
therfore are of all nacis the worst     
most worthy of punishment4 ,and yet god 
for loue of few that are amonge them    
for his names sake spareth them         
defendeth them4 ,how th shuld god take  
so cruell vengeaunce on so greate a     
multitude of them to whome his name was 
neuer preached to d therfore are not the
 tenth parte so euel as these8 ,if ,i   
shal therfore goo preach so shall ,i lye
  shame my selfe  ,god therto and make  
them the moare to dispice god and sett  
the lesse by him d to be the moare      
cruell vn to his people4   ,and vppon   
that imaginaci he fled fr the face or   
presens of ,god3 that is_/ out of the   
contre where ,god was worsheped in  fr  
prosecutynge of ,gods cmaundemt_/ and   
thought_/ ,i wyll gett me a nother waye 
amonge the hethen people  be no moare a 
prophete_/ but lyue at rest  out of all 
cbraunce4 ,neuer the lesse the god of   
all mercie which careth for his electe  

childern  turneth all vn to good to them
  smiteth th to heale them agayne       
killeth th to make th aliue agayne_/    
playeth with th 7as a father doth some  
tyme with his yoge ignoraunt childern7  
tempteth them  proueth them to make them
 se theyr awne hertes_/ prouided for    
,ionas_/ how all thinge shuld be4       
,when ,ionas was entered in to the      
sheppe_/ he layed him downe to slepe d  
to take his rest3 that is_/ his cscience
 was tossed betwene the cmaudemt of ,god
 which sent him to ,niniue_/  his       
fleshly wisdome that dissuaded          
counseled hym the ctrary  at the last   
preualed agst the cmaundemt  caried hym 
a nother waye_/ as a sheppe caught      
betwene 4ii4 streames_/  as poetes faine
 the mother of ,meliager to be betwene  
diuers affectis_/ while to aduge hir    
brothers deeth_/ she sought to sle hir  
awne sonne4 ,where vppon for very payne 
tediousnesse_/ he laye downe to slepe_/ 
for to put the cmaundement which so gnew
  freate his cscience_/ out of minde_/  

as the nature of all weked is_/ wh they 
haue sinned a good_/ to seke al meanes  
with riot_/ reuell  pastyme_/ to driue  
the remenbraunce of synne out of their  
thoughtes or as ,ad did_/ to couer their
 nakednesse with aporns of pope holy    
workes4 ,but ,god awoke hym out of his  
dreame_/ and sett his synnes before his 
face4   ,for when the ,lott had caught  
,ionas_/ th be sure that his synnes came
 to rembraunce agayne  that his         
conscience raged no lesse th the waues  
of the se4 ,and th he thought that he   
only was a sinner  the hethen that ware 
in the shepp none in respecte of him_/  
ad thought also_/ as veryly as he was   
fled fr god_/ that as verily god had    
cast h awaye3 for the sight of the rod  
maketh the natural child not ly to se   
to knowlege his faulte_/ but also to    
forgett all his fathers olde mercie     
kindnesse4 ,and then he cfessed his     
synne openly  had yet leuer perish alone
 th that the other shuld haue perished  
with him for his sake3 and so of very   

desperacion to haue liued any lenger_/  
bad cast him in to the see betymes_/    
excepte they wold be lost also4   ,to   
speake of lottes_/ how ferforth they are
 lawfull_/ is a light questi4 ,first to 
vse th for the breakinge of strife_/ as 
when partenars_/ their goodes as equally
 diuided as they c_/ take euery m his   
parte by lott_/ to auoyde all suspici of
 disceytfulnesse3  as the appostles in  
the first of the ,actes_/ wh they sought
 a nother to succede ,iudas the         
traytoure_/  4ii4 persones were         
presentes_/ th to breake strife  to     
satisfie al parties_/ did cast lotttes_/
 wheter shuld be admitted_/ desirynge   
god to teper th  to take wh he knew most
 mete_/ seynge they wist not wheter to  
preferre_/ or haply coude not all agre  
on ether_/ is lawfull ad in all like    
cases4 ,but to abuse them vn to the     
temptinge of ,god  to cpell him therwith
 to vtter thinges wherof we std in      
doute_/ when we haue no commaundemt of  
him so to do_/ as these heth here dyd_/ 

though ,god turned it vn to his glorie_/
 can not be but euell4   ,the hethen    
scepm asstonied at the sight of the     
miracle_/ feared ,god_/ prayed to him_/ 
offered sacrifice  vowed vowes4 ,and ,i 
doute not_/ but that some of th or haply
 all came therby vn to the true knowlege
  true worshepinge of ,god  ware wne to 
,god in theyr soules4 ,and thus ,god    
which is infinite mercifull in all his  
wayes_/ wrought their soules health out 
of the infirmite of ,ionas_/ euen of his
 good will  purpose  loue wherewith he  
loued them before the world was made_/  
not of chaunce_/ as it appereth vn to   
the eyes of the ignoraunt4   ,and that  
,ionas was 4iii4 dayes  4iii4 nightes in
 the bely of his fish3 we c not therby  
proue vn to te ,iewes  fideles or vn to 
any man_/ that ,christ must therfore dye
 d be buried  rise agayne4 ,but we vse  
the ensample d likenesse to strength the
 faith of the weake4 ,for he that       
beleaueth the one can not doute in the  
other3 in as moch as the hd of ,god was 

no lesse mightie in preseruge ,ionas    
aliue agenst all naturall possibilite   
in deliuerynge h safe out of his fish_/ 
th in reysynge vpp ,christe agayne out  
of his sepulchre4 ,and we maye describe 
the power  vertue of the resurrecci     
therby_/ as ,christ h selfe boroweth the
 similitude therto ,mat4 xij4 sayge vn  
to the ,iewes that came aboute him      
desyred a signe or a wder fr heuen to   
certifye th that he was christ3 this    
euell  wedlockebreakge naci 7which      
breake the wedlocke of faith wherwith   
they be maried vn to ,god_/ d beleue in 
their false workes7 seke a signe_/ but  
there shal no signe be geuen th saue the
 signe of the ,prophete ,ionas4 ,for as 
,ionas was 4iij4 dayes d iij4 nightes in
 the bely of the whale_/ eu so shall the
 sonne of man be 4iij4 dayes  4iij4     
nyghtes in the herte of the erth4 ,which
 was a watch word_/ as we saye_/  a     
sharpe threateninge vn to the ,iewes  as
 moch to saye as thus_/ ye harde herted 
,iewes seke a signe3 loo_/ thys shalbe  

youre sygne_/ as ,ionas was reysed out  
of the sepulchre of his fishe  then sent
 vn to the ,niniuites to preach that    
they shuld perish_/ euen so shall ,i    
ryse agayne out of my sepulchre  come   
preach repentaunce vn to you4 ,se       
therfore when ye se the signe that ye   
rept or else ye shal suerly perish  not 
escape4 ,for though the infirmities     
which ye now se  my flesh be a lett vn  
to youre faythes_/ ye shall yet then be 
with out excuse_/ when ye se so greate a
 miracle  so greate power of god shed   
out vpp you4 ,and so ,christe came      
agayne after the resurrecci_/ in his    
spirite  preached reptaunce vn to them_/
 by the mouth of his appostles          
disciples_/  with miracles of the holy  
gost4 ,and all that repented not        
perished shortly after d were for the   
most parte slayne with swerde d the rest
 caried awaye captiue in to all quarters
 of the world for an ensample_/ as ye se
 vn to this daye4   ,and in lyke maner  
sens the world beganne_/ where soeuer   

repentaunce was offered and not         
receaued_/ there ,god toke cruell       
vengeaunce immediatly3 as ye se in the  
floud of ,noe_/ in the ouerthrowge of   
,sod  ,gomor  all the contre aboute3  as
 ye se of ,egipte_/ of the ,amorites_/  
,cananites  afterwarde of the very      
,israelites_/  then at the last of the  
,iewes to_/ d of the ,assyriens and     
,babyloniens and so thorout all the     
imperes of the world4   ,gyldas preached
 reptaunce vn to the olde ,britaynes    
that inhabited engld3 they repented     
not_/  therfore ,god sent in theyr      
enimies vpp th on euery side  destroyed 
th vpp  gaue the ld vn to other nacis4  
,and greate vengeaunce hath bene tak in 
that lande for synne sens that tyme4    
,wicleffe preached reptaunce vn to oure 
fathers not longe sens3 they repted not 
for their hertes were indurat  theyr    
eyes blinded with their awne ,pope holy 
rightwesnesse wherwith they had made    
theyr soules gaye agenst the receauinge 
agayne of the weked spirite that        

bringeth 4vii4 worse then hym selfe with
 him  maketh the later ende worse then  
the beginninge3 for in open sinnes there
 is hope of repentaunce_/ but in holy   
ypocrisie none at all4 ,but what        
folowed8 they slew their true  right    
kinge d sett vpp 4iii4 wrge kges arow_/ 
vnder which all the noble bloud was     
slayne vpp d halfe the coms therto_/    
what in fraunce  what with their awne   
swerde_/ in fightge amonge th selues for
 the crowne_/  the cities and townes    
decayed and the land brought halfe in to
 a wyldernesse in respecte of that it   
was before4   ,and now ,christ to preach
 reptaunce_/ is resen yet ce agayne out 
of his sepulchre in which the pope had  
buried him and kepte him downe with his 
pilars and polaxes and all disgysinges  
of ypocrisie_/ with gyle_/ wiles and    
falshed_/ d with the swerd of al princes
 which he had blynded with his false    
marchaundice4 ,and as ,i dowte not of   
the ensamples that are past_/ so am ,i  
sure that greate wrath will folow_/     

excepte reptaunce turne it backe agayne 
and cease it4   ,when ,ionas had bene in
 te fishes bely a space  the rage of his
 conscience was somewhat quieted d      
swaged and he come to him selfe agayne  
and had receaued a lytle hope_/ the     
qualmes  panges of desperaci which went 
ouer hys hert_/ halfe ouercome_/ he     
prayed_/ as he maketh menci in the texte
 sayge3 ,ionas prayed vn to the lord his
 god out of the bely of the fishe4 ,but 
the wordes of that prayer are not here  
sett4 ,the prayer that here stondeth in 
the texte_/ is the prayer of prayse     
thkesgeuge which he prayed and wrote    
when he was escaped and past all        
ieopardie4   ,in the end of which prayer
 he sayth_/ ,i will sacrifice with the  
voyce of thankesgeuenge and paye that ,i
 haue vowed_/ that sauinge cometh of the
 lorde4 ,for verely to cfesse out of the
 herte_/ that all benefites come of     
,god_/ euen out of the goodnesse of his 
mercie and not deseruinge of oure       
dedes_/ is the only sacrifice that      

pleaseth ,god4 ,and to beleue that god  
only is the sauer_/ is the thynge that  
all the ,iewes vowed in theyr           
circumcision_/ as we in oure baptim4    
,which vowe ,ionas now tawght with      
experice_/ promiseth to paye4 ,for those
 outwarde sacrifices of bestes_/ vn to  
which ,ionas had haply asscribed to moch
 before_/ were but feble  childish      
thinges  not ordeyned_/ that the workes 
of th selues shuld be a seruice vn to   
god_/ but vn to the people_/ to put th  
in remembraunce of this inwarde         
sacrifice of thankes  of faith to trust 
and beleue in ,god the only sauer4      
,which significacion when was awaye_/   
they were abhominable and deuellysh     
ydolatrye and imageseruice3 as oure     
ceremonies and sacramentes are become   
now to all that trust  beleue in the    
werke of them and ar not taught the     
significacions_/ to edifye theyr soules 
with knowlege and the doctrine of ,god4 
,when ,ionas was cast vpp lond agayne_/ 
then his will was fre d had power to goo

 whother ,god sent him  to doo what ,god
 bade_/ his awne imaginacions layed a   
parte4 ,for he had bene at a new scole_/
 ye d in a fornace where he was purged  
of moch refuse  droshe of fleshly       
wisdome_/ which resisted the wisdome of 
god  led ,ionases wil ctrary vn to the  
will of god4 ,for as ferre as we be     
blynd in ,adam_/ we can not but seke    
will oure awne profitt_/ pleasure       
glorie4 ,and as ferre as we be taughte  
in the sprite_/ we can not but seke     
wyll the pleasure and glorie of ,god    
only4   ,and as for the 4iij4 dayes     
iourney of ,niniue_/ whether it were in 
length or to goo rounde aboute it or    
thorow all the stretes_/ ,i cmitte vn to
 the discreci of other men4 ,but ,i     
thinke that it was then the greatest    
citie of the world4   ,and that ,ionas  
wt a dayes iourney in the citie_/ ,i    
suppose he did it not in one daye3 but  
wt fayre  easyly preachge here a sermon 
there a nother  rebuked the synne of the
 people for which they must perishe4    

,and when thou art come vn to the       
reptaunce of the ,niniuites_/ there hast
 thou sure ernest_/ that how soeuer     
angre god be_/ yet he remembreth mercie 
vn to all that truly repent and beleue  
in mercie4 ,which ensample oure sauioure
 ,christ also casteth in the teeth of   
the indurat ,iewes sayenge3 the         
,niniuites shall rise in iudgemt with   
this nation and condemne them_/ for they
 repented at the preachynge of ,ionas_/ 
and beholde a greater th ,ionas here_/  
meanynge of hym selfe4 ,at whose        
preachinge yet_/ though it were neuer so
 mightie to perce the herte_/  for all  
his miracles therto_/ the hard herted   
,iewes coude not repent3 when the       
heathen ,niniuites repented at the bare 
preachynge of ,ionas rebukinge theyr    
synnes with out any miracle at all4     
,why8 for the ,iewes had leuded the     
spirituall law of ,god and with theyr   
gloses had made it all to gether erthie 
d fleshly_/ and so had sett a vayle or  
coueringe on ,moses face_/ to shodowe   

and darken the glorious brightnesse of  
his contenaunce4 ,it was synne to stele3
 but to robbe wedowes howses vnder a    
coloure of longe prayge_/  to polle in  
the name of offeringes_/ and to snare   
the people with intollerable cstitucions
 agst all loue_/ to ketch theyr money   
out of theyr purses_/ was no synne at   
all4   ,to smyte father d mother was    
synn3 ,but to withdraw helpe fr them at 
theyr nede_/ for blynde zele of         
offeringe_/ vn to the profytt of the    
holy phareses_/ was then as meritorious 
as it is now to let all thy kynne chose 
wheter they will synke or sweme_/ while 
thou byldest and makest goodly fundatis 
for holy people which thou hast chosen  
to be thy christe_/ for to sowple thy   
soule with the oyle of theyr swete      
blessynges_/  to be thy ,iesus for to   
saue thy soule from the purgatory of the
 bloud that only purgeth synne_/ with   
theyr watchge_/ fastge_/ wolward goinge 
rysynge at mydnyght etc4 where wyth yet 
they purge not them selues from theyr   

couetousnesse_/ pryde_/ lechury or any  
vyce that thou seyst amonge the laye    
people4   ,it was greate synne for      
,christ to heale the people on the      
sabboth daye vn to the glorie of ,god   
hys father_/ but none at all for them to
 helpe theyr catell vnto theyr awne     
profett4   ,it was synne to eate wyth   
vnwashen handes or on an vnwashen       
table_/ or out of an vnwashen dish3 but 
to eate out of that purifyed dysh that  
which came of brybery_/ theft           
extorsion_/ was no synne at all4   ,it  
was exceadynge meritorious to make many 
dyscyples3 ,but to teach them to feare  
,god in hys ordynaunces_/ had they no   
care at all4   ,the hye prelates so     
defended the ryght of holy church d so  
feared the people with the curse of ,god
  terreble paynes of hell_/ that no man 
durst leaue the vilest herke in hys     
gardeyne vntythed4 ,and the offerynge   
and thynges dedycat vn to ,god for the  
profitt of hys holy vycars where in soch
 estymacion and reuerce_/ that it was   

moch greater synne to sweare truly by   
them_/ th to forswere thy selfe by ,god3
 what vengeaunce then of ,god_/ and how 
terreble and cruell damnacion thynke ye 
preached they to fall on th that had    
stolen soch holy thges8 ,and yet sayth  
,christ_/ that ryghtwesnesse d faith in 
kepynge promise_/ mercie and indyfferent
 iudgement were vtturly troden vnder    
fote and cleane dispysed of those       
blessed fathers_/ whych so mightely     
mayntened ,arons patrimony d had mad it 
so prosperous d enuironed it and walled 
it aboute on euery syde with the feare  
of god_/ that noman durst twech it4     
,it was greate holynesse to garnysh the 
sepulchres of the prophetes  to cdemne  
their awne fathers for sleynge of them3 
and yet were they th selues for blinde  
zele of their awne cstitucis_/ as ready 
as their fathers to sle whosoeuer       
testified vn to them_/ the same trueth  
which the prophetes testified vn to     
theyr fathers4 ,so that ,christ cpareth 
all the rightwesnesse of those holy     

patriarkes vn to the outwarde bewtye of 
a paynted sepulchre full of stench and  
all vn clennesse wythyn4   ,and finally 
to begyld a mans neyboure in sotle      
bargeninge and to wrappe and cpase him  
in with cauteles of the law_/ was then  
as it is now in the kingdome of the     
,pope4 ,by the reason where of they     
excluded the law of loue out of theyr   
hertes_/ d csequtly all true            
repentaunce3 for how coude they rept of 
that they coude not se to be sinne8     
,and on the other syde they had sett vpp
 a rightwesnesse of holy workes_/ to    
clense theyr soules with all3 as the    
,pope sanctifieth vs with holy oyle_/   
holy bred_/ holy salt_/ holy candels_/  
holy dome ceremonies d holy dome        
blessynges_/ and with what soever       
holynesse thou wilt saue with the       
holynes of ,gods worde which only       
speaketh vn to the herte and sheweth the
 soule hir filthynesse and vnclennesse  
of synne_/ and leadeth hir by the waye  
of repentaunce vn to the fountayne of   

,christes bloude to washe it awaye      
thorow faith4 ,by the reason of which   
false rightwesnesse they were           
dysobedient vn to the rightwesnesse of  
,god_/ which is the forgeuenesse of     
synne in ,christes bloude and coude not 
beleue it4 ,and so thorow fleshly       
interpretynge the law d false imagined  
rightwesnesse_/ their hertes were       
hardened d made as stony as clay in an  
hote furnace of fire_/ that they coude  
receaue nether repentaunce ner faith or 
any moyster of grace at all4   ,but the 
hethen ,niniuites_/ though they were    
blynded with lustes a good_/ yet were in
 thofe 4ii4 poyntes vncorrupte and      
vnhardened_/  therfore with the only    
preachinge of ,ionas came vn to the     
knowlege of their synnes and confessed  
them  repented truly  turned euery man  
from his euell dedes  declared theyr    
sorow of hert  true repentaunce_/ with  
theyr dedes which they dyd out of faith 
hope of forgeuenesse_/ chastysinge their
 bodies with prayer  fastinge  with     

takinge all pleasures from the flesh3   
trustynge_/ as god was angre for their  
wekedness_/ even so shuld he forgeue    
them of hys mercye_/ yf they repted     
forsoke their mysse lyuinge4   ,and in  
the last ende of all_/ thou hast yet a  
goodly ensample of lernynge_/ to se how 
erthye ,ionas is styll for all hys      
tryenge in the whales bely4 ,he was so  
sore displeased because the ,niniuites  
perished not_/ that he was wery of hys  
lyfe and wished after the deeth for very
 sorow  payne_/ that he had loost the   
glorie of his prophesienge_/ in that his
 prophesie come not to passe4 ,but god  
rebuked him with a likenesse sayenge3 it
 greueth thyne hert for the losse of a  
vile shrobbe or spraye_/ wheron thou    
bestoweddest no loboure or cost_/ nether
 was it thyne handwerke4 ,how moch moare
 then shuld greue myne herte_/ the losse
 of so greate a multitude of innoctes as
 are in ,niniue_/ which are all myne    
handes werke4 ,nay ,ionas_/ ,i am ,god  
ouer all_/ and father as well vn to the 

hethen as vn to the ,iewes d mercifull  
to all and warne yer ,i smyte3 nether   
threte ,i so cruelly by any prophete_/  
but that ,i wyll forgeue yf they repent 
d ax mercie3 nether on the other syde_/ 
what soeuer ,i promyse_/ wyll ,i fulfyll
 it_/ saue for theyr sakes only whych   
trust in me and submitte them selues to 
kepe my lawes of very loue_/ as naturall
 chyldern4         99       99       99 
99       99  ,on thys maner to read the 
scripture is the right vse therof  why  
the holy gost caused it to be writt4    
,that is that thou first seke out the   
law_/ what god will haue the to doo_/   
interpretinge it spiritually with out   
glose or coueringe the brightnesse of   
,moses face_/ so that thou fele in thyne
 hert_/ how that it is damnable synne   
before god_/ not to loue they neyboure  
that is thyne enimie_/ as puerly as     
,christ loued the_/ and that not to loue
 thy neyboure in thyne herte_/ is to    
haue cmitted all ready all synne agenst 
him4 ,and therfore vn tyll that loue    

become_/ thou must knowlege vnfaynedly  
that there is synne in the best dede    
thou doest4 ,and it must ernestly greue 
thyne hert and thou must washe all thy  
good dedes in christes bloude_/ yer they
 can be pure and an acceptable sacrifice
 vn to ,god_/ and must desire god the   
father for his sake_/ to take thi dedes 
aworth  to pard the imperfectenesse of  
them_/  to geue the power to doo th     
better and with moare feruent loue4     
,and on the other syde thou must serch  
diligently for the promises of mercie   
which ,god hath promised the agayne4    
,which 4ii4 poyntes_/ that is to wete_/ 
the lawe spiritually interpreted_/ how  
that all is dnable synne that is not    
vnfayned loue out of the grownde and    
botom of the herte after the ensample of
 ,christes loue to vs_/ because we be   
all equally created d formed of one god 
oure father_/ and indifferently bought  
redemed with one bloud of oure sauioure 
,iesus ,christe3 d that the promises be 
geuen vn to a repentynge soule that     

thursteth and longeth after them_/ of   
the pure and fatherly mercie of god     
thorow oure faith onely with oute al    
deseruinge of oure dedes or merites of  
oure werkes_/ but for ,christes sake    
alone and for the merites d deseruinges 
of his werkes_/ deth and passions that  
he sofered all to gether for vs  not for
 him selfe3 whych 4ii4 poyntes ,i saye_/
 if they be written in thine herte_/ are
 the keyes which so open all the        
scripture vn to the_/ that no creature  
can locke the out_/ and with which thou 
shalt goo in and out_/ and finde pasture
 and fode euery where4 ,and yf these    
lesons be not writtten in thyne herte_/ 
then is all the scripture shutt vpp_/ as
 a cornell in the shale_/ so that thou  
mayst read it and comen of it and       
reherse all the stories of it and       
dispute sotilly and be a profounde      
sophister_/ and yet vnderstond not one  
,iot therof4   ,and thridly that thou   
take the stories  liues which are       
cteyned in the bible_/ for sure d       

vndowted ensamples_/ that ,god so will  
deale with vs vn to the worldes ende4   
,here with ,reader farewell and be      
commended vn to ,god_/ and vn to the    
grace of hys spryte4 ,and first se that 
thou stoppe not thyne eares vn to the   
callynge of god_/ and that thou harden  
not thine herte begyled with fleshly    
interpretinge of the law  false imagined
 and ypocritish rightwesnesse_/ and so  
the ,niniuites ryse with the at the day 
of iudgement  condemne the4   ,and      
secdarily if thou finde ought amisse_/  
when thou seyst thy selfe in the glasse 
of ,gods worde_/ thynke it cpendious    
wisdome_/ to amende the same betymes_/  
moneshed  warned by the ensample of     
other men_/ rather th to tary vntill    
thou be beten also4   ,and thridly if it
 shall so chaunce_/ that the wild lustes
 of thy flesh shall blynd the and carie 
the cleane awaye with them for a tyme3  
yet at the later ende_/ when the god of 
all mercie shall haue compased the in on
 euery syde with tptacis_/              

tribulacions_/ aduersities  cbraunce_/  
to bringe the home agayne vn to thyne   
awne herte_/  to set thy sinnes wich    
thou woldest so fayne couer  put out of 
mynd with delectaci of voluptuous       
pastymes_/ before the eyes of thy       
cscience3 then call the faithfull       
ensample of ,ionas  all lyke stories vn 
to thy rembraunce_/ d with ,ionas turne 
vn to thi father that smote the3 not to 
cast the awaye_/ but to laye a corosie d
 a freatge playster vn to the pocke that
 laye hid  fret inwarde_/ to draw the   
disease out  to make it appere_/ that   
thou mightest feale thy seckenes  the   
daunger therof  come  receaue the       
healynge playster of mercie4   ,and     
forget not that what soeuer ensample of 
mercie god hath shewed sens the         
beginninge of the world_/ the same is   
promised the_/ yf thou wilt in like     
maner turne agayne and receaued it as   
they dyd4 ,and with ,ionas be aknowen of
 thy synne  cfesse it  knowlege it vn to
 thy father4   ,and as the law which    

freteth thy cscience_/ is in thyne herte
  is none outwarde thge_/ ev so seke    
within in thine herte_/ the playster of 
mercie_/ the promyses of forgeuenesse in
 oure sauioure ,iesus ,christe_/        
accordinge vn to all the ensamples of   
mercie that are gonne before4   ,and    
with ,ionas let th that wayte on        
vanities  seke god here  there  in euery
 tple saue in their hertes goo_/  seke  
thou the testamt of god in thyne hert4  
,for in thyne hert is the worde of the  
law_/  in thyne hert is the worde of    
fayth in the promises of mercie in      
,iesus ,christe4 ,so that yf thou cfesse
 with a repentynge herte  knowlege d    
surely beleue that ,iesus is lorde ouer 
all synne_/ thou art saffe4   ,and      
finally when the rage of thy cscience is
 ceased and quieted with fast faith in  
the promises of mercie_/ then offer with
 ,ionas the offeringe of prayse and     
thankesgeuinge_/  paye the vowe of thy  
baptim_/ that ,god only saueth_/ of his 
ly mercie  goodnesse3 that is_/ beleue  

stedfastly  preach cstantly_/ that it is
 ,god only that smyteth_/ and ,god only 
that healeth3 ascribynge the cause of   
thy tribulation vn to thyne awne synne_/
 and the cause of thy deliueraunce vn to
 the mercie of ,god4   ,and be ware of  
the leu that saith we haue power in oure
 fre will before the preachinge of the  
,gospell_/ to deserue grace_/ to kepe   
the law_/ of cgruite_/ or god to be     
vnrightwesse4 ,and saie with ,ihon in   
the first_/ that as the law was geu by  
,moses_/ eu so grace to fulfill it_/ is 
geu by christe4 ,and wh they saye oure  
dedes with grace deserue heuen_/ saye   
thou with ,paule ,ro4 vj4 that          
euerlastge life is the gifte of god     
thorow ,iesus ,christ oure lorde_/  that
 we be made sonnes by faith ,ihon4 j4   
therfore heyres of god with christ ,ro4 
viij4 ,and saye that we receaue al of   
god thorow faith that foloweth          
repentaunce_/  that we doo not oure     
werkes vn to god_/ but ether vn to oure 
selues_/ to sley the sinne that         

remayneth in the flesh  to waxe         
perfecte_/ ether vn to oure neyboures   
which doo as moch for vs agayne in some 
other thges4 ,and wh a m exceadeth in   
giftes of grace_/ let h vnderstde that  
they be geu him_/ as wel for his weake  
brethern_/ as for him selfe3 as though  
all the bred be cmitted vn to the       
panter_/ yet for his felowes with hym_/ 
which geue the thankes vn to theyr      
lorde_/ and recompence the panter agayne
 with other kynde seruice in theyr      
offices4 ,and when they saye that       
,christ hath made no satisfaccion for   
the synne we doo after oure baptym3 saye
 thou wyth the doctrine of ,paule_/ that
 in oure baptym we receaue the merytes  
of ,christes deeth thorow repentaunce   
and fayth of which two_/ baptim is the  
sygne4 ,and though when we synne of     
frailtie after oure baptym we receaue   
the sygne no moare_/ yet we be renewed  
agayne thorow repentaunce and faith in  
,christes bloude_/ whych twayne_/ the   
sygne of baptym ever contynved amonge vs

 in baptisynge oure younge childern     
doeth euer kepe in mynde and call vs    
backe agayne vn to oure profession if we
 be gonne astraye_/  promiseth vs       
forgeuenesse4 ,nether can actuall synne 
be washed awaye with oure werkes_/ but  
with ,christes bloude3 nether can there 
be any other sacrifice or satisfaccion  
to ,godward for them_/ saue ,christes   
bloude4 ,for as moch as we can doo no   
werkes vnto ,god_/ but receaue only of  
his mercie with oure repentynge fayth_/ 
thorow ,iesus ,christe oure lorde and   
only sauer3 vnto whom  vn to ,god oure  
father thorow him_/ and vn to hys holy  
spirite_/ that only purgeth_/           
sanctifieth  washeth vs in the innoct   
bloude of oure redemption_/ be prayse   
for ever ,,amen4      ,the ,storie of   
the prophete ,ionas4   ,the first       
,chapter4  ,the worde of the lorde came 
vn to the prophete ,ionas the sonne of  
,amithai sayenge3 ryse  gett the to     
,niniue that greate citie  preach vn to 
th_/ how that theyr wekednesse is come  

vpp before me4   ,and ,ionas made h     
ready to fle to ,tharsis fr the presens 
of the lorde_/  gatt hym downe to       
,ioppe_/ and founde there a sheppe ready
 to goo to ,tharsis_/  payed his fare_/ 
wt aborde_/ to goo with them to ,tharsis
 fr the presens of the lorde4   ,but the
 lorde hurled a greate winde in to the  
se_/ so that there was a myghtie tpest  
in the se3 in so moch that the shepp was
 lyke to goo in peces4 ,and the mariners
 were afrayed  cried euery man vn to his
 god_/  cast out the goodes that were in
 the sheppe in to the se_/ to lighten it
 of th4 ,but ,ionas gatt him vnder the  
hatches  layed him downe and slombrede4 
,and the master of the sheppe came to   
him  sayd vn to h_/ why slomberest thou8
 vpp6  call vn to thy god_/ that ,god   
maye thinke on vs_/ that we perish not4 
,and they sayde one to a nother_/ come  
lett vs cast lottes_/ to know for whose 
cause we are thus troublede4 ,and they  
cast lottes4 ,and the lott fell vppon   
,ionas4   ,th they said vnto h_/ tel vs 

for whose cause we are thus trowbled3   
what is thine occupaci_/ whence comest  
thou_/ how is thy ctre called_/  of what
 nacion art thou8   ,and he answered    
th_/ ,i am an ,ebrue3  the lord ,god of 
heuen which made both se and drie land_/
 ,i feare4 ,then were the men           
exceadingly afrayd  sayd vn to him_/ why
 diddest thou so8 ,for they knew that he
 was fled from the presens of the       
lorde_/ because he had told them4       
,then they sayd vn to hym_/ what shall  
we doo vnto the_/ that the se maye cease
 fr trowblinge vs8 ,for the se wrought  
was trowblous4 ,and he answered them_/  
take me and cast me in to the se_/  so  
shall it lett you be in reste3 for ,i   
wotte_/ is is for my sake_/ that this   
greate tempest is come oppon you4       
,neuerthelesse the men assayed wyth     
rowenge to bringe the sheppe to lande3  
but it wold not be_/ because the se so  
wrought  was so trowblous agenst them4  
,wherefore they cried vn to the lorde   
sayd3 ,o lorde latt vs not perih for    

this mans deeth_/ nether laye innoct    
bloud vn to oure charge3 for thou lorde 
even as thy pleasure was_/ so thou hast 
done4   ,and th they toke ,ionas_/  cast
 h in to the se_/  the se left ragynge4 
,and the men feared the lorde           
excedingly3  sacrificed sacrififice vn  
to the lorde3 and vowed vowes4    ,the  
seconde ,chapter4  ,but the lorde       
prepared a greate fyshe_/ to swalow vp  
,ionas4 ,and so was ,ionas in the bowels
 of the fish 4iij4 dayes  4iij4 nightes4
 ,and ,ionas prayed vnto the lord his   
god out of the bowels of the fish4      
,and he sayde3 in my tribulacion ,i     
called vn to the lorde_/ and he answered
 me3 out of the bely of hell ,i cried_/ 
d thou herdest my voyce4 ,for thou      
hadest cast me downe depe in the middes 
of the se3  the floud cpased me aboute3 
and all thy waues  rowles of water wt   
ouer me3  ,i thought that ,i had bene   
cast awaye out of thy sight4 ,but ,i    
will yet agayne loke towarde thy holy   
temple4 ,the water cpased me eu vn to   

the very soule of me3 the depe laye     
aboute me3 d the wedes were wrappte     
aboude myne heed4 ,and ,i wt downe vn to
 the botome of the hylles_/ and was     
barredin with erth on euery syde for    
euer4 ,and yet thou lorde my ,god       
broughest vp my life agayne out of      
corrupcion4 ,when my soule faynted in   
me_/ ,i thought on the lorde3  my prayer
 came in vn to the_/ even in to thy holy
 temple4 ,they that obserue vayne       
vanities_/ haue forsak him that was     
mercifull vn to them4 ,but ,i wil       
sacrifice vn to the with the voce of    
thankesgeuinge_/  will paye that ,i have
 vowed_/ that sauinge cometh of the     
lorde4   ,and the lorde spake vn to the 
fish3 and it cast out ,ionas agayne     
vppon the drie lande4    ,the 4iij4     
,chapter4  ,then came the worde of the  
lorde vn to ,ionas agayne sayenge3 vpp_/
 d gett the to ,niniue that greate      
citie_/  preache vn to th the preachynge
 which ,i bade the4 ,and he arose  wt to
 ,niniue at the lordes cmaundmt4 ,niniue

 was a greate citie vn to god_/ cteynge 
4iij4 dayes iourney4   ,and ,ionas went 
to  entred in to the citie euen a dayes 
iourney_/ and cried sayenge3 ,there     
shall not passe 4xl4 dayes but ,niniue  
shalbe ouerthrowen4   ,and the people of
 ,niniue beleued ,god_/ and proclaymed  
fastynge_/ d arayed them selues in      
sackcloth_/ as well the greate as the   
small of them4   ,and the tydinges came 
vn to the kinge of ,niniue_/ which arose
 out of his sete_/ and did his apparell 
of  put on sackcloth_/  sate h downe in 
asshes4 ,and it was cried d commaunded  
in ,niniue by the auctorite of the kinge
 d of his lordes sayenge3 se that nether
 m or beest_/ oxe or shepe tast ought at
 al_/  that they nether fede or drinke  
water4   ,and they put on sackcloth both
 man d beest_/  cried vn to ,god        
mightily_/ d turned euery man from his  
weked waye_/ and fr doenge wrge in which
 they were acustomed_/ sayenge3 who can 
tell whether god will turne  repent_/   
cease from his fearce wrathe_/ that we  

perish not8 ,and when god saw theyr     
workes_/ how they turned from theyr     
weked wayes_/ he repented on the euell  
which he sayd he wold doo vn to them_/ d
 dyd it not4    ,the 4iiij4 ,chapter4   
,wherfore ,ionas was sore discontent d  
angre4 ,and he prayed vn to the lorde d 
sayd3 ,o lord_/ was not this my sayenge 
when ,i was yet in my contre8 ,and      
therfore ,i hasted rather to fle to     
,tharsis3 for ,i knew well ynough that  
thou wast a mercifull god_/ ful of      
cpassion_/ long yer thou be angre and of
 great mercie and repentest when thou   
art come to take punishment4 ,now       
therfore take my life from me_/ for ,i  
had leuer dye then liue4 ,and the lorde 
said vn to ,ionas_/ art thou so angrie8 
,and ,ionas gate him out of the citie   
and sate him downe on the est syde      
theroffe_/ d made him there a bothe d   
sate thervnder in the shadowe_/ till he 
might se what shuld chaunce vn to the   
citie4   ,and the lorde prepared as it  
were a wild vine which sprge vp ouer    

,ionas_/ that he might haue shadowe ouer
 his heed_/ to deliuer him out of his   
payne4 ,and ,ionas was exceadynge glad  
of the wild vine4   ,and the lorde      
ordeyned a worme agenst the springe of  
the morow mornge which smote the wild   
vine_/ that it wethered awaye4 ,and     
assone as the sonne was vpp_/ ,god      
prepared a feruent eest winde3 so that  
the sonne bete ouer the heed of ,ionas_/
 that he fainted agayne d wished vn to  
hys soule that he might dye_/ and sayd_/
 it is better for me to dye then to     
liue4   ,and god sayd vn to ,ionas_/ art
 thou so angre for thy wild vine8 ,and  
he sayde_/ ,i am angrie a goode_/ even  
on to the deeth4 ,and the lorde sayde_/ 
thou hast compassion on a wild vine_/   
wheron thou bestoweddest no laboure ner 
madest it growe_/ which sprange vp in   
one night and perished in a nother3 and 
shuld not ,i haue compassion on ,niniue 
that greate citie_/ wherin there is a   
multitude of people_/ euen aboue an     
hundred thousande that know not theyr   

right hand from the lyfte_/ besydes moch
 catell8   ,transcriber's note3  ,during
 transcription1 a number of possible    
typographic errors and doubtful readings
 were found1 as listed below4 ,no       
changes were made4    then a take of    
,rob hode possible error for   then a   
tale of ,rob hode    rembenbir that the 
fulfillynge of the law possible error   
for   remenbir that the fulfillynge of  
the law    agenst the holygost possible 
error for   agenst the holy gost        
thongh all christendome possible error  
for   though all christendome    an     
obligac betwene ,god and thy soule      
possible error for   an obligaci betwene
 ,god and thy soule    younge scolars   
weake  foble possible error for   younge
 scolars weake  feble    ,he brougt the 
in to aduersite possible error for   ,he
 brought the in to aduersite    the     
cmaudemt of ,god possible error for     
the cmademt of ,god    none in respecte 
of him_/ ad possible error for   none in
 respecte of him_/ d    did cast lotttes

 possible error for   did cast lottes   
to teper th possible error for   to tper
 th    is lawfull ad in all like cases4 
possible error for   is lawfull d in all
 like cases4    proue vn to te ,iewes   
possible error for   proue vn to the    
,iewes    ,ionas had bene in te fishes  
bely possible error for   ,ionas had    
bene in the fishes bely    for the      
,iewes had leuded possible error for    
for the ,iewes had leued    leaue the   
vilest herke possible error for   leaue 
the vilest herbe    in thofe 4ii4       
poyntes vncorrupte possible error for   
in those 4ii4 poyntes vncorrupte    to  
loue they neyboure possible error for   
to loue thy neyboure    writtten in     
thyne herte possible error for   written
 in thyne herte    contynved amonge vs  
possible error for   contynued amonge vs
    latt vs not perih for this mans     
deeth possible error for   latt vs not  
perish for this mans deeth              
sacrificed sacrififice possible error   
for    sacrificed sacrifice 7hyphenated 

over line break7    and was barredin    
possible error for   and was barred in