After that the Prophete Nathan at the* 1.1 cōmaundement of god, had rebuked kinge Dauid for his dissolute manner of liuing. Dauid strait waies with a sorowful repen taunt hart turned vnto the Lord, and hū∣bly confessed his sinnes, saying. I haue of∣fended the Lord. The Prophet immediat∣ly answered, the Lord also hath put away thy sinne. Dauid did not so sone conuerte but that he was as sone forgeuen to signi∣fie vnto vs, that at what so euer time wee vnfainedly turne vnto the Lorde our god, he will haue mercy on vs and forgeue vs.
The Niniuites for theire abhominable* 1.2 liuyng were thretned vtterly to be destroi ed within forty dayes but they falling vn∣to repentaunce and turning vnto the lord theire GOD were forgeuen, spared and not destroyed.