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A sermon preached at the christening of a certain Jew at LondonA sermon preached at the christening of a certaine Iew at London
A sermon preached at the christening of a certain Jew at London by John Fox. Containing an exposition of the xi. chapter of S. Paul to the Romans. Translated out of Latin into English by James Bell.A sermon preached at the christening of a certaine Iew at London by Iohn Foxe. Conteining an exposition of the xi. chapter of S. Paul to the Romanes. Translated out of Latine into English by Iames Bell.
London: printed by Christopher Barker, 1578
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For they foresaw (as trueth was) being informed by the holy ghost, first, the delivery ⟨image 57⟩of the remnant of that nation in the transmigration of Babylon: and it came to pass: they foresaw also, that this captivity should endure no less than lxx years. This also came to pass. Finally, they foresaw that after the full expiration of this exile and banishment, a prince should come, and a son should be given in the fullness of time, which should possess the throne of his father David, and take upon him the government of the kingdom, and should establish the same in a permanent and unperishable course of continuance, peace and tranquillity for ever. And this also was performed even then accordingly, when as the son of God was borne in the city of David:1 that wonderful counsellor, the mighty God, the prince of peace: who albeit died once according to the flesh, & seemed to be vanquished, yet was he not holden of death above three days, but survived of his own power, and liveth for ever and ever: and in dying hath obtained an endless conquest of death,2 and triumpheth now (not much unlike unto Sampson) victoriously over death, hath rent in sunder the iron gates of sin, hath crushed the tyranny of the devil in pieces, and purchased everlasting life for ⟨image 57⟩his elect, not perishable by any assault of haughty adversary, nor vanquishable by any power of worldly policy. For as to that,3 that the city was put to the sack by the puissant army of the Romans, the Temple burnt and razed to the ground, all this nothing at all diminisheth the credit of the Prophet touching the establishment of the glory of that throne, but rather confirmeth, and doeth argue it to be of much more estimation. The rebel Jews, and traitorous murderers of Christ were overcome in battle: but Christ him self Prince of that kingdom with his Church could not be brought under subjection, neither shall at any time, but hath conquered, liveth, and triumpheth daily. And although you can not yet conceive this invincible Majesty of that everlasting king, yet your Prophets saw it, yea, your father Abraham saw it, and rejoiced: Isaiah saw it, witnessing the same with an oath: