your waywarde and stubburne vnthankful∣nesse
and contempt of his worde.
In all this we see the Prophete hath done no∣thing,
but signify vnto the Iewes, that no worldly
thing should be hable to stay from them, the grie∣uous
punishmentes of God by the Assirians. Ney∣ther
the plentifulnesse of the earth, nor the great
distance of the places, nor the difficultie of the pas∣sages
ouer hilles and mountaynes, neyther the
number of their Souldiours, nor the strength of
their Cities, to the ende, that they seeing all world∣ly
helpe to fayle them, maye the more readily re∣pent
and flie vnto God for his mercie.
But nowe sayth the Lord, turne you vnto
me with all your hearts with fasting, &c.
Although the day of Gods wrath be nighe at
hande, yet the Prophete signifieth, that there is
time to repent, because * no true repentance from
the heart is euer to late. And therefore vnder the
person of God exhorteth them therevnto, and tel∣leth
them what they shall doe, Turne sayth he: We
must in repentance first Turne frō wickednesse of
minde and dissolute life, from Idolatrie, Super∣stition
and corruption of Gods true worship. And
we must Turne vnto God, and submit our selues to
his merrie, and to be directed by his holy worde.
We are not willed to Turne to Saintes, to Patri∣arkes,
to Prophetes, to Fathers, to Apostles, or
to any creature, be he neuer so holy. No nor yet to
our owue inuentions and deuises of holynesse,