Chapter 3

¶ And Ionas gate him out of the citie and sate him downe on the est syde theroffe/ ād made him there a bothe ād sate thervnder in the shadowe/ till he might se what shuld chaunce vn to the citie.

¶ And [the] lorde prepared as it were a wild vine which sprāge vp ouer Ionas/ that he might haue shadowe ouer his heed/ to deliuer him out of his payne. And Ionas was exceadynge glad of the wild vine.

¶ And the lorde ordeyned a worme agenst the springe of [the] morow mornīge which smote the wild vine/ that it wethered awaye. And assone as the sonne was vpp/ God prepared a feruent eest winde: so that [the] sonne bete ouer the heed of Ionas/ that he fainted agayne ād wished vn to hys soule that he might dye/ and sayd/ it is better for me to dye then to liue.

¶ And god sayd vn to Ionas/ art thou so angre for thy wild vine? And he sayde/ I am angrie a goode/ even on to the deeth. And the lorde sayde/ thou hast compassion on a wild vine/ wheron thou bestoweddest no laboure ner madest it growe/ which sprange vp in one night and perished in a nother: and shuld not I haue compassion on Niniue that greate citie/ wherin there is a multitude of people/ euen aboue an hundred thousande that know not theyr right hand from the lyfte/ besydes moch catell?

{Transcriber's note:

During transcription, a number of possible typographic errors and doubtful readings were found, as listed below. No changes were made.

"then a take of Robī hode" possible error for "then a tale of Robī hode"

"rembenbir that [the] fulfillynge of [the] law" possible error for "remenbir that [the] fulfillynge of [the] law"

"agenst [the] holygost" possible error for "agenst [the] holy gost"

"thongh all christendome" possible error for "though all christendome"

"an obligacō betwene God and thy soule" possible error for "an obligaciō betwene God and thy soule"

"younge scolars weake & foble" possible error for "younge scolars weake & feble"

"He brougt the in to aduersite" possible error for "He brought the in to aduersite"

"the cōmaudemēt of God" possible error for "the cōmaūdemēt of God"

"none in respecte of him/ ad" possible error for "none in respecte of him/ ād"

"did cast lotttes" possible error for "did cast lottes"

"to teper thē" possible error for "to tēper thē"

"is lawfull ad in all like cases." possible error for "is lawfull ād in all like cases."

"proue vn to te Iewes" possible error for "proue vn to the Iewes"

"Ionas had bene in te fishes bely" possible error for "Ionas had bene in the fishes bely"

"for [the] Iewes had leuēded" possible error for "for [the] Iewes had leuēed"

"leaue the vilest herke" possible error for "leaue the vilest herbe"

"in thofe .ii. poyntes vncorrupte" possible error for "in those .ii. poyntes vncorrupte"

"to loue they neyboure" possible error for "to loue thy neyboure"

"writtten in thyne herte" possible error for "written in thyne herte"

"contynved amonge vs" possible error for "contynued amonge vs"

"latt vs not perih for this mans deeth" possible error for "latt vs not perish for this mans deeth"

"& sacrificed sacrififice" possible error for "& sacrificed sacrifice" (hyphenated over line break)

"and was barredin" possible error for "and was barred in"

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