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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14642	Ionahs sermon, and Ninivehs repentance A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse Jun. 20. 1602. and now thought fit to be published for our meditations in these times. By Ro. Wakeman Master of Arts and fellow of Balioll Colledge in Oxford.; Jonahs sermon, and Ninivehs repentance.	Wakeman, Robert, 1575 or 6-1629.	1606 (1606)	STC 24948; ESTC S104651	37,818	114

Niniveh shall be destroied 2. The Ninivites repentāce in the next wordes So the people of Niniveh beleeued God and proclaimed a fast c. The 1. setteth downe a message from the Lord to a great Citie The 2. declareth the conversion of a great city vnto the Lord. In the 1. mercy iudgment are preached by one and that is Ionas Jn the 2. faith good works are practised by many they are Ninivites Behold in the one the duty of all true Prophets to declare vvith boldnesse the Lordes wil vnto his people Behold in the other the duty of al faithful people to obey with alacritie the voice of the Lordes Prophets The 1. general part containeth in it these 2. particular braunches 1. The parience and long suffering of the Lord in that hee did not presently destioy these Ninivites The subdivision of the 1. into 2. mebers but gaue thē a good space to repent Yet 40. daies 2. The iudgement and iustice of the Lord denoūcing destruction against thē if in the time allotted they would not amēdt And Niniveh shall be destroied So that I may wel compare this sermon of Ionahs to Davids song Psal 101.1 My song saith David shall bee of mercy and iudgement For lo while he sayeth Yet 40. daies there is a song of mercie And Niniueh shal be destroted there is a song of iudgement Or to that f Himera river in Sicily that parteth it selfe into two channels the one yeelding fresh vvater the other salt for behold while he saith Yet 40. daies there is a streame of sweet water issuing frō the fountaine of Gods exceeding favour And Niniveh shall be destroyed there is an Ocean of bitter water running from the spring of Gods heauie displeasure The 1. is a word of comfort to al dispaiting soules Yet 40. daies The 2. is a rod of correction to al presuming sinners and Niniveh shall be destroyed The one declareth vnto vs that God is a God of compassion if wee wil repent Yet 40. daies The other that he is a God of iustice and severitie if we stil provoke him and Niniveh shall bee destroied Yet 40. daies Niniveh shal be destroied The 2. general part declareth the effecte The subdivisiō of the 2. into 4. circūstances vvhich this Sermon wrought in the Ninivits or their repētance which is described by 4. circumstances by 4. circumstāces 1. By their faith which was not fruitlesse So the people of Niniveh beleeved God 2. By their fasting vvhich was not private and proclaimed a fast 3. By their attire which was not costlie and put on sackcloath 4. By their number which were not few from the greatest vnto the least 1. They beleeved God There is faith the true cause of good works described 2. They proclamed a fast There is a good worke the effecte of a liuelie faith deciphered 3. They put on sackcloath There is the garment of humility expressed 4. From the greatest to the least There is a mutual cōversion of al declared 1. They beleeved God Behold their heathenish infidelity is turned into religious pietie 2. They proclaimed a fast Behold their luxurious feasting is changed into moderate fasting 3. They put on sackcloath Behold their royal robes are cast avvay for simple rags 4. From the greatest of them vnto the least Behold the consideration of the sinnes of all hath wrought repentance in all So the people of Niniveh beleeved God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest of them to the least of them Thus you see most deare Christiā brethren the summe substance of that wherof at this time by the assistāce of the Almighty and your accustomed patience I purpose to intreate evē the tenour of Ionas sermō to the Ninivits and of the Ninivites repentance at Ionas sermon God grant J may speake of thē with the same spirit as Ionas did that all this great Honorable assēblie may heare and receiue them with the like fruite as did these Ninivits And so J come to the particular handling of the words themselves Yet 40. daies Partis 1 As Noahs doue came from the waters of the floud with an oliue braunch in her mouth Gen. 8.11 Obser 1 Even so this he avenly doue for so the name of Ionah in the Hebrew importeth St. Ierome on the 1 of this prophecy else-where so interpreteth it cōmeth vnto these Ninivets from the waters of the sea wherin a little before hee had beene almost drowned with an oliue braunch in his mouth preaching mercy and peace vnto them if they would repent and turne from their wicked wayes A singular argument of Gods exceeding loue favour vnto this city Niniveh For hee might presently haue sent his Angel frō heaven to haue destroyed it as hee did the host of Senacharib 2. Reg. 19.35 He might haue consumed it with fire and brimstone as he did Sodome and Gomer Gen. 19.24 He might haue spoiled it with the edge of the sword as he did Iericho Ios 6.21 Hee might haue laid it in the dust in the twinkling of an eie as he hath done many and as he is able to doe al the cities in the world But behold the Lord is a pittifull God Psal 86.15 He taketh a milder course with Niniveh He sendeth his Prophet to her and giueth her a day and a day yea even forty daies togither before he will powre downe the violl of his wrath before he will execute his iudgments on her And as a noble and worthy Emperour laying his sieg and levying his army against some famous renowned city beholding in it the goodly buildings the statly walls the high ascending towers the multitude of people the numberlesse nūber of babes and sucklings of infants innocent persons from a noble and heroïcal dispositiō is moved with the bowels of compassion towards it therfore in regard hereof doth not presently batter it downe overthrow it but first sends his herauld at armes to proclame a parly for certaine daies and to offer peace vnto the same right so doth the Lord of heavē earth deale with Niniveh that famous and renowned citty He saw the statelines of her buildings her thousand fiue hundred towers Munster Cosmograph l. 5. cap. 61. Ion. 4. vers vlt. her high spatious walls her multitude of citizens her sixscore thousand infants and innocent persons her head of cattell almost innumerable all which did make the bowels of compassion to yerne within him before he would overthrow it to send his Prophet as an herauld at armes to proclame a parly of forty daies and to offer her peace if shee would receiue it Famous is that of Scipio Africanus that al things in warres ought to be assayed before the sword be drawen And as famous that of the good Emperour Theodosius who vntil tenne daies were past after he had besieged any citty never offered violence to the inhabitants saying and proclaiming every day that