The worde of the lorde came vn to the prophete Ionas þe; sonne of Amithai sayenge: ryse ∧ gett the to Niniue that greate citie ∧ preach vn to th&ebar; / how that theyr wekednesse is come vpp before me.

¶ And Ionas made h&ibar; ready to fle to Tharsis fr&obar; the presens of þe; lorde / ∧ gatt hym downe to Ioppe / and founde there a sheppe ready to goo to Tharsis / ∧ payed his fare / ∧ w&ebar;t aborde / to goo with them to Tharsis fr&obar; the presens of the lorde.

¶ But þe; lorde hurled a greate winde in to þe; se / so that there was a myghtie t&ebar;pest in the se: in so moch þt; the shepp was lyke to goo in peces. And the mariners were afrayed ∧ cried euery man vn to his god / ∧ cast out þe; goodes þt; were in þe; sheppe in to þe; se / to lighten it of th&ebar;. But Ionas gatt him vnder the hatches ∧ layed him downe and slombrede. And þe; master of the sheppe came to him ∧ sayd vn to h&ibar; / why slomberest thou? vpp / ∧ call vn to thy god / that God maye thinke on vs / that we perish not.

¶ And they sayde one to a nother / come ∧ lett vs cast lottes / to know for whose cause we are thus troublede. And they cast lottes. And þe; lott fell vppon Ionas.

¶ Th&ebar; they said vnto h&ibar; / tel vs for whose cause we are thus trowbled: what is thine occupaci&obar; / whence comest thou / how is thy c&obar;tre called / ∧ of what nacion art thou?

¶ And he answered th&ebar; / I am an Ebrue: ∧ the lord God of heuen which made both se and drie land / I feare. Then were the men exceadingly afrayd ∧ sayd vn to him / why diddest thou so? For they knew that he was fled from the presens of the lorde / because he had told them.

¶ Then they sayd vn to hym / what shall we doo vnto the / that the se maye cease fr&obar; trowblinge vs? For the se wrought ∧ was trowblous. And he answered them / take me and cast me in to the se / ∧ so shall it lett you be in reste: for I wotte / it is for my sake / that this greate tempest is come vppon you. Neuerthelesse the men assayed wyth rowenge to bringe the sheppe to lande: but it wold not be / because the se so wrought ∧

was so trowblous agenst them. Wherefore they cried vn to the lorde ∧ sayd: O lorde latt vs not perih for this mans deeth / nether laye innoc&ebar;t bloud vn to oure charge: for thou lorde even as thy pleasure was / so thou hast done.

¶ And th&ebar; they toke Ionas / ∧ cast h&ibar; in to þe; se / ∧ the se lefte ragynge. And þe; men feared the lorde excedingly: ∧ sacrificed sacrififice vn to the lorde: and vowed vowes.

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