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that_o god_o will_v save_v his_o soul_n and_o not_o believe_v also_o that_o he_o will_v preserve_v and_o save_v his_o body_n can_v not_o god_n raise_v up_o man_n from_o death_n to_o life_n how_o can_v he_o not_o than_o preserve_v those_o in_o life_n which_o be_v yet_o live_v do_v he_o not_o save_v the_o israelite_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n how_o than_o can_v he_o not_o save_v ionas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n these_o and_o such_o like_a may_v be_v object_v to_o the_o prophet_n despair_v of_o his_o corporal_a life_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n but_o the_o prophet_n by_o this_o desperation_n show_v forth_o no_o part_n of_o wicked_a incredulity_n or_o distrust_n no_o more_o than_o paul_n do_v when_o he_o say_v we_o be_v grieve_v out_o of_o measure_n pass_v strength_n 1._o so_o great_o that_o we_o despair_v even_o of_o life_n also_o we_o receive_v a_o answer_n of_o death_n in_o ourselves_o for_o there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o deliverance_n or_o salvation_n from_o death_n the_o one_o be_v 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great_a fear_n of_o death_n and_o desperation_n of_o life_n ¶_o but_o thou_o oh_o lord_n my_o god_n text._n have_v bring_v up_o my_o life_n again_o out_o of_o corruption_n when_o my_o soul_n faint_v within_o i_o i_o think_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o prayer_n come_v in_o unto_o thou_o even_o into_o thy_o holy_a temple_n they_o that_o hold_v of_o vain_a vanity_n will_v forsake_v his_o mercy_n but_o i_o will_v do_v thou_o sacrifice_v with_o the_o voice_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o will_v pay_v that_o which_o i_o have_v vow_v for_o why_o salvation_n come_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o the_o fish_n and_o it_o cast_v out_o ionas_n again_o upon_o the_o dry_a land_n the_o prophet_n have_v rehearse_v the_o trouble_n &_o affliction_n yea_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n fire_n with_o the_o which_o he_o be_v torment_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n now_o follow_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o canticle_n or_o psalm_n in_o the_o which_o the_o prophet_n show_v what_o he_o do_v to_o obtain_v deliverance_n from_o such_o narrow_a strayt_n and_o to_o slake_v the_o torment_a heat_n and_o rage_n of_o hell_n fire_n although_o say_v he_o i_o go_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o be_v bar_v in_o with_o earth_n yet_o notwithstanding_o thou_o oh_o lord_n god_n have_v bring_v my_o life_n again_o out_o of_o corruption_n but_o have_v thou_o deliver_v i_o i_o do_v nothing_o or_o rather_o despair_v no_o true_o i_o be_v not_o idle_a in_o the_o whale_n belly_n but_o when_o my_o soul_n be_v trouble_v within_o i_o i_o remember_v thou_o oh_o lord_n that_o my_o prayer_n may_v come_v to_o thy_o holy_a temple_n we_o see_v here_o that_o the_o prophet_n in_o his_o extreme_a necessity_n have_v no_o other_o respect_n and_o regard_n than_o to_o the_o lord_n himself_o to_o who_o he_o come_v by_o earnest_n and_o faithful_a invocation_n and_o prayer_n whereas_o many_o of_o we_o be_v set_v in_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n make_v haste_n to_o impatience_n to_o curse_v &_o 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the_o tooth_n with_o his_o exceed_a mercy_n and_o long_a sufferance_n and_o accuse_v he_o of_o injustice_n and_o unrighteousness_n and_o also_o he_o sorrow_v so_o much_o for_o the_o repentance_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o ninivet_n that_o he_o wish_v death_n unto_o himself_o although_o many_o man_n be_v wont_v to_o excuse_v the_o fault_n of_o holy_a man_n and_o to_o interpret_v they_o to_o the_o best_a yet_o notwithstanding_o because_o this_o deed_n and_o this_o indignation_n of_o ionas_n be_v reprehend_v of_o god_n himself_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v appear_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o vain_o to_o excuse_v this_o sin_n of_o the_o prophet_n 4._o charity_n true_o bind_v we_o to_o cover_v the_o sin_n of_o our_o neighbour_n so_o much_o as_o we_o may_v but_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o make_v righteousness_n of_o sin_n neither_o must_v we_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v equity_n and_o equity_n sin_n ionas_n therefore_o in_o this_o sin_v once_o again_o because_o he_o be_v 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his_o faith_n whether_o he_o be_v king_n or_o subject_n master_n or_o servant_n father_n or_o son_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o saint_n paul_n there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_n neither_o barbarous_a nor_o sythian_a 3._o neither_o bond_n nor_o free_a neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n but_o all_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n jesus_n 3_o three_o the_o king_n be_v not_o content_a to_o do_v penance_n himself_o alone_o and_o to_o begin_v to_o lead_v a_o new_a and_o godly_a life_n but_o also_o he_o constitute_v a_o puplike_a and_o general_a ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n that_o other_o man_n likewise_o may_v embrace_v godliness_n for_o first_o of_o all_o he_o proclaim_v a_o general_a fast_o not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o beast_n see_v say_v he_o that_o neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n ox_n or_o sheep_n taste_v aught_o at_o all_o and_o that_o they_o neither_o feed_z nor_o drink_v water_n then_o he_o command_v they_o to_o put_v off_o their_o costly_a apparel_n and_o mourn_a 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god_n by_o put_v on_o of_o sackcloth_n or_o by_o sit_v in_o the_o dust_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o satisfy_n for_o sin_n that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o sit_v in_o the_o dust_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v hang_v on_o the_o cross_n what_o be_v mean_v then_o by_o the_o sackcloth_n and_o dust_n which_o the_o ninivete_v use_v they_o be_v not_o thing_n able_a to_o pacify_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n but_o they_o be_v true_a sign_n of_o confession_n of_o sin_n and_o argument_n of_o contrition_n which_o be_v have_v for_o sin_n in_o the_o king_n the_o throne_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o majesty_n in_o the_o citizen_n the_o high_a and_o precious_a seat_n in_o the_o temple_n be_v sign_n of_o dignity_n but_o now_o the_o king_n place_v not_o himself_o public_o in_o his_o kingly_a throne_n but_o sit_v with_o his_o citizen_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o base_a and_o uncomely_a 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