The prophete Ionas with an introduccion: before teachinge to vnderstonde 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 vnderstonde it/ though he studie therin neuer so moch: 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 therof. — John Locke — John Shaqi
The prophete Ionas with an introduccion: before teachinge to vnderstonde 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 vnderstonde it/ though he studie therin neuer so moch: 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 therof.
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¶ And be ware of the leuē [that] saith we haue power in oure fre will
before [the] preachinge of [the] Gospell/ to deserue grace/ to kepe
[the] law/ of cōgruite/ or god to be vnrightwesse. And saie with Ihon in
the first/ [that] as [the] law was geuē by Moses/ euē so grace to
fulfill it/ is geuē by christe. And whē they saye oure dedes with grace
deserue heuen/ saye thou [with] Paule Ro. vj. [that] euerlastīge life is
the gifte of god thorow Iesus Christ oure lorde/ & [that] we be made
sonnes by faith Ihon. j. & therfore heyres of god with christ Ro. viij.
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 thīges. And whē a mā exceadeth in giftes of grace/ let hī
vnderstōde that they be geuē him/ as wel for his weake brethern/ as for
him selfe: as though all the bred be cōmitted 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 offices.
And when they saye that Christ hath made no satisfaccion for the synne
we doo after oure baptym: 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 sygne. 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 forgeuenesse.
Nether can actuall synne be washed awaye with oure werkes/ but with
Christes bloude: nether can there be any other sacrifice or satisfaccion
to Godward for them/ saue Christes bloude. 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 sauer: vnto whom & vn to
God oure father thorow him/ and vn to hys holy spirite/ that only
purgeth/ sanctifieth & washeth vs in the innocēt bloude of oure
redemption/ be prayse for ever AMEN.
¶ The Storie of the prophete Ionas.
The first Chapter.
The worde of the lorde came vn to the prophete Ionas [the] sonne of
Amithai sayenge: ryse & gett the to Niniue that greate citie & preach vn
to thē/ how that theyr wekednesse is come vpp before me.
¶ And Ionas made hī ready to fle to Tharsis frō the presens of [the]
lorde/ & gatt hym downe to Ioppe/ and founde there a sheppe ready to goo
to Tharsis/ & payed his fare/ & wēt aborde/ to goo with them to Tharsis
frō the presens of the lorde.