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The Sermon

           Andever,asthewhitemoonshowsheraffrightedfacefromthesteepgulliesintheblacknessoverhead,aghastJonahseestherearingbowspritpointinghighupward,butsoonbeatdownwardagaintowardsthetormenteddeep.

           "Terrorsuponterrorsrunshoutingthroughhissoul.Inallhiscringingattitudes,theGod-fugitiveisnowtooplainlyknown.Thesailorsmarkhim;moreandmorecertaingrowtheirsuspicionsofhim,andatlast,fullytotestthetruth,byreferringthewholemattertohighHeaven,theyall-outwardtocastinglots,toseeforwhosecausethisgreattempestwasuponthem.ThelotisJonah’s;thatdiscovered,thenhowfuriouslytheymobhimwiththeirquestions.‘Whatisthineoccupation?Whencecomestthou?Thycountry?Whatpeople?Butmarknow,myshipmates,thebehaviorofpoorJonah.Theeagermarinersbutaskhimwhoheis,andwherefrom;whereas,theynotonlyreceiveananswertothosequestions,butlikewiseanotheranswertoaquestionnotputbythem,buttheunsolicitedanswerisforcedfromJonahbythehardhandofGodthatisuponhim.

           "’IamaHebrew,’hecriesandthen‘IfeartheLordtheGodofHeavenwhohathmadetheseaandthedryland!’Fearhim,OJonah?Aye,wellmightestthoufeartheLordGodthen!Straightway,henowgoesontomakeafullconfession;whereuponthemarinersbecamemoreandmoreappalled,butstillarepitiful.ForwhenJonah,notyetsupplicatingGodformercy,sincehebuttoowellknewthedarknessofhisdesertswhenwretchedJonahcriesouttothemtotakehimandcasthimforthintothesea,forheknewthatforhissakethisgreattempestwasuponthem;theymercifullyturnfromhim,andseekbyothermeanstosavetheship.Butallinvain;theindignantgalehowlslouder;then,withonehandraisedinvokinglytoGod,withtheothertheynotunreluctantlylayholdofJonah.

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