Jonah — Introduction

^{0 !} When Johah had long prophecied in Israel and had litle profited, God gaue him expresse charge to go, and denounce his judgements against Niniueh the chief citie of the Assyrians, because he had appointed, that thei which were of the heathen shulde conuert by the mightie power of his worde, and that within thre daies preaching, that Israel might se how horribly thei had prouoked Gods wrath, which for the space of so many yeres, had not conuerted to the Lord for so many Prophetes and so diligent preaching. He prophecied vnder Joash, and Jeroboam, as {2 Kings14,25}