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at_o hand_n and_o true_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o god_n be_v immutable_a 1._o and_o without_o all_o shadow_n of_o change_n i_o be_o god_n say_v he_o and_o be_o not_o change_v 102._o and_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o shall_v endure_v but_o as_o touch_v peril_n and_o danger_n at_o hand_n god_n do_v so_o determine_v they_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o man_n do_v repent_v he_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o favour_n and_o forgive_v the_o punishment_n to_o come_v and_o if_o not_o the_o temporal_a yet_o at_o least_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v eternal_a as_o the_o lord_n himself_o testify_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n hieremie_n say_v if_o that_o people_n repent_v they_o of_o their_o wickedness_n i_o also_o will_v repent_v i_o of_o the_o plague_n which_o i_o have_v speak_v 18._o this_o true_o be_v speak_v even_o at_o the_o first_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o come_v of_o the_o which_o esayas_n also_o 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the_o sign_n of_o ionas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n god_n true_o be_v so_o delight_v in_o repentance_n that_o if_o the_o wicked_a do_v but_o repent_v he_o external_o although_o he_o forgive_v not_o his_o sin_n &_o remit_v not_o his_o eternal_a punishment_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v forgive_v some_o part_n of_o his_o extern_a and_o temporal_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n as_o testify_v the_o example_n of_o achab_n the_o wickedness_n of_o who_o heart_n although_o it_o remain_v still_o yet_o nevertheless_o when_o he_o humble_v himself_o at_o the_o preach_n of_o elias_n and_o repent_v external_o god_n be_v so_o delight_v therewith_o that_o the_o punishment_n be_v defer_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o achab._n wherefore_o if_o any_o man_n desire_v to_o have_v not_o only_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n for_o sin_n but_o also_o the_o everlasting_a punishment_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v remit_v let_v he_o repent_v true_o that_o be_v let_v he_o 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particular_o from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a than_o we_o shall_v escape_v the_o punishment_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o turk_n pope_n and_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n but_o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v great_a and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o life_n also_o very_o much_o as_o in_o drunkenness_n deceit_n whoredom_n swear_v and_o in_o many_o other_o vice_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o escape_v unpunished_a wherefore_o let_v we_o all_o general_o with_o one_o consent_n pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v so_o to_o kindle_v our_o heart_n with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o we_o may_v amend_v our_o life_n and_o so_o be_v deliver_v from_o all_o those_o plague_n which_o be_v at_o hand_n the_o four_o chapter_n text_n therefore_o ionas_n be_v sore_a discontent_n and_o angry_a and_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v oh_o lord_n be_v not_o this_o my_o say_n i_o pray_v thou_o when_o i_o be_v yet_o in_o my_o country_n therefore_o i_o haste_v rather_o to_o fly_v unto_o tharsis_n for_o i_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o thou_o be_v a_o merciful_a god_n full_a of_o compassion_n long_o suffer_v and_o of_o great_a kindness_n and_o repent_a when_o thou_o shall_v take_v punishment_n and_o now_o oh_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o take_v my_o life_n from_o i_o for_o i_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o live_v then_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v thou_o so_o angry_a and_o ionas_n get_v he_o out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o east_n side_n thereof_o and_o there_o make_v he_o a_o booth_n and_o sit_v under_o it_o in_o the_o shadow_n till_o he_o may_v see_v what_o shall_v chance_v unto_o the_o city_n hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o ninivet_n and_o
to_o cut_v wood_n 6._o fall_v into_o the_o water_n this_o affection_n be_v natural_a not_o spring_v up_o in_o our_o flesh_n by_o chance_n but_o by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o secret_a council_n of_o god_n create_v &_o ingraff_v in_o we_o what_o then_o do_v we_o learn_v by_o this_o sure_o by_o this_o sensible_a affection_n in_o we_o we_o learn_v and_o be_v admonish_v of_o the_o insensible_a and_o invisible_a affection_n of_o god_n toward_o we_o for_o if_o we_o great_o sorrow_n for_o thing_n lose_v and_o destroy_v which_o we_o notwithstanding_o neither_o create_v nor_o make_v let_v we_o understand_v and_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v much_o more_o sorrow_n for_o man_n which_o he_o have_v create_v and_o for_o who_o salvation_n he_o have_v send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o suffer_v death_n whereupon_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o swear_v say_v i_o live_v and_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v so_o in_o the_o nine_o and_o forty_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n he_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v the_o affection_n and_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v towards_o we_o by_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o mother_n towards_o her_o child_n 49._o say_v can_v the_o mother_n forget_v her_o child_n that_o she_o bear_v and_o not_o pity_v the_o son_n of_o her_o own_o flesh_n and_o though_o she_o do_v forget_v yet_o will_v i_o not_o forget_v thou_o so_o also_o he_o propound_v his_o love_n before_o we_o to_o be_v know_v by_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o father_n towards_o his_o son_n in_o the_o xj_o chapter_n of_o saint_n luke_n say_v which_o of_o you_o be_v a_o father_n 11._o of_o who_o if_o the_o son_n shall_v ask_v bread_n will_v give_v he_o a_o stone_n if_o you_o then_o be_v evil_a can_v give_v good_a thing_n unto_o your_o child_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v your_o father_n of_o heaven_n give_v the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o those_o that_o desire_v it_o of_o he_o so_o likewise_o in_o 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34._o forgive_a wickedness_n ungodliness_n and_o sin_n and_o not_o leave_v one_o innocent_a visit_v the_o wickedness_n of_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n etc_n etc_n the_o second_o cause_n why_o god_n spare_v the_o innocent_n be_v for_o that_o the_o ancient_a man_n of_o the_o city_n though_o not_o all_o yet_o the_o great_a part_n repent_v at_o the_o preach_n of_o ionas_n god_n therefore_o spare_v the_o infant_n for_o the_o elder_n sake_n which_o repent_v as_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n thus_o 20._o show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o in_o they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n for_o as_o god_n be_v wont_v to_o destroy_v child_n and_o infant_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o forefather_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o in_o the_o overthrow_v of_o the_o amalekyt_n so_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o spare_v bless_v 15._o and_o preserve_v infant_n for_o the_o godliness_n of_o 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neither_o thy_o cattle_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o in_o the_o hundred_o and_o four_o psalm_n 104.145.147_o it_o be_v say_v he_o bring_v forth_o grass_n for_o the_o cattle_n yet_o notwithstanding_o god_n spare_v not_o man_n for_o the_o cattle_n sake_n but_o he_o spare_v the_o cattle_n for_o the_o man_n sake_n as_o we_o may_v read_v that_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v destroy_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n as_o in_o the_o flood_n in_o sodom_n in_o amelecke_n so_o also_o we_o may_v read_v that_o beast_n be_v and_o be_v preserve_v for_o the_o godliness_n of_o man_n as_o in_o the_o xxviij_o 28._o chapter_n of_o deutronomy_n if_o thou_o shall_v harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n blessed_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o town_n and_o bless_v in_o the_o field_n bless_v shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o ground_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o cattle_n the_o increase_n of_o thine_o ox_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n etc_n etc_n wherefore_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o will_v have_v thy_o cattle_n thy_o good_n and_o substance_n preserve_v bless_a and_o increase_v thou_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o use_v sorcery_n nor_o witchcraft_n but_o see_v that_o thou_o thyself_o be_v godly_a and_o that_o thou_o persevere_v in_o thy_o call_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v sure_a and_o safe_a in_o the_o land_n so_o shall_v god_n bless_v thou_o and_o thy_o posterity_n for_o ever_o this_o we_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o history_n of_o ionas_n in_o the_o which_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o note_v but_o special_o these_o first_o in_o ionas_n we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o the_o infirmity_n and_o weakness_n of_o all_o man_n and_o even_o of_o those_o which_o be_v the_o holy_a and_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n for_o we_o see_v the_o disobedience_n of_o ionas_n his_o terror_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n his_o indignation_n also_o and_o grief_n at_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o ninivet_n but_o notwithstanding_o because_o he_o obey_v the_o call_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o persevere_v in_o the_o same_o he_o be_v miraculous_o save_v and_o preserve_v last_o of_o all_o we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o repentance_n in_o the_o ninivet_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v admonish_v that_o although_o we_o grievous_o offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n of_o god_n whereby_o we_o deserve_v everlasting_a destruction_n yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o our_o salvation_n but_o rather_o repent_v we_o true_o and_o unfeigned_o of_o our_o sin_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n always_o stand_v open_a to_o receive_v penitent_a sinner_n and_o christ_n himself_o stand_v in_o the_o same_o continual_o invite_v and_o call_v such_o unto_o he_o 11._o say_v come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o wherefore_o to_o he_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n and_o omnipotent_a immortal_a wise_a and_o invisible_a god_n be_v all_o honour_n praise_n glory_n and_o dominion_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n repent_v england_n in_o time_n as_o ninive_n that_o city_n do_v for_o that_o thy_o sin_n before_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o in_o secret_a hide_v finis_fw-la 1._o cor._n 14._o 4._o reg._n 14._o math._n 12._o 1._o king._n 15._o 3._o king._n 13._o 1._o king._n 15._o the_o text_n cap._n 1._o gene._n 18._o gene._n 19_o luke_n 1._o math._n 1._o exod._n 3._o exod._n 19_o and_o .20_o deuter._n 4._o 1._o reg._n 3._o exod._n 25._o daniel_n 7._o genesi_fw-la 37._o josephus_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la antiquita_fw-la cap._n 12._o ezech._n 1._o cap._n 1._o math._n 13._o math._n 17._o cap._n 3._o cap._n 4._o a_o manifest_a token_n of_o god_n love_n towards_o us._n the_o text_n two_o thing_n here_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o fly_v from_o the_o lord_n cap._n 9_o exodus_fw-la 15._o cap._n 4._o 4._o reg._n 14._o the_o text._n 2._o king._n 11._o luke_n 22._o 1._o cor._n 11._o jerem._n 18._o the_o text_n act_n 26._o psal._n 107._o the_o text._n invocation_n roma_fw-it 1._o the_o unlade_v of_o the_o ship_n math._n 18._o lot_n proverb_n 16._o ecclesiastes_n 10._o the_o text._n 1._o peter_n 4._o ezech._n 9_o jere._n 25._o numb_a 25._o judge_n 7._o the_o text_n gene._n 15._o isaiah_n 44._o and_o .45_o isaiah_n 53._o respond_v ezech._n 33._o psal._n 33._o jer._n 3._o lamen_z math._n 10._o the_o text_n embryon_n be_v the_o unperfit_a shape_n of_o the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n the_o text_n this_o psalm_n consist_v of_o seven_o verse_n john_n 16._o psal._n 34._o psal._n 50._o john_n 11._o the_o text_n math._n 10._o two_o cause_n of_o affliction_n math._n 10._o job._n 1._o cap._n 9_o psal._n 55._o 4._o reg._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 1._o john_n 5._o &_o 6_o math._n 26._o daniel_n 3._o the_o text._n joel_n 2._o act_n 2._o rom._n 10._o math._n 26._o act_n 7._o the_o text_n john_n 5._o cap._n 1_o the_o text._n math._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 14._o two_o manner_n of_o prophecy_n heir_n 48._o ezechiel_n 18._o 2._o tim._n 2._o rom._n 11._o the_o text_n novation_n heretic_n heir_n 3._o heir_n 18._o luke_n 15._o math._n 19_o 4._o king._n 14._o galath_n 3._o chap._n 18._o the_o end_n of_o fast_v the_o text._n heir_n 26._o thessa._n 5._o 1._o john_n 3._o 4_o kin._n 14._o the_o yoke_n of_o monkery_n psal._n 115._o psal._n 14._o coloss_n 3._o luke_n 17._o genesis_n 27._o math._n 25._o 2._o para._n 20._o the_o fast_n of_o beast_n exod._n 20._o 2._o king._n 15._o daniel_n 3._o the_o text_n isaiah_n 58._o james._n 1._o psal._n 102._o cap._n 18._o math._n 23._o math._n 12._o the_o text_n math._n 18._o 1._o peter_n 4._o joel._n 2_o isaiah_n 28._o the_o text._n luke_n 5._o luke_n 8._o psal._n 127._o psal._n 121._o psal._n 91._o isaiah_n 43._o the_o text._n the_o end_n of_o affliction_n 3._o king_n 19_o the_o text_n rom._n 1._o 4._o king_n 6._o isaiah_n 49._o luke_n 11._o luke_n 15._o exod._n 34._o exo._n 20._o 1._o king_n 15._o psal._n 104.145.147_o deutr._fw-la 28._o math._n 11._o