A sermon preached at the christening of a certain Jew at LondonA sermon preached at the christening of a certaine Iew at London

Let us adjoin herewith the testimony of Saint Paul: Who hath reconciled all things in heaven and in earth: who undertook in his own person all the hatred and enmity betwixt God and men: who with a beck of his countenance reli•ueth the afflicted consciences humbled even to hell gates, who doeth refresh and comfort them with his spirit, healeth with a word of his mouth, looseth them that are fettered with the chains of sin, dischargeth from all fear of judgement and death, acquiteth from the tyranny ⟨image 60⟩of the devil. What may be comparable to the Majesty of this Empire? and withal what can be more amiable then the same Majesty, at the naming of whom all knees in heaven, earth, and hell,¹ do fall prostrate and worship? Yea, the devils themselves do tremble and quake for fear, the dead arise again, maladies are healed, prisoners are loosed,² the hungry are filled, the oppressed with labour are refreshed and disburdened, mourners, and such as pine away with sorrow and anguish are recomforted,³ death is subdued, tears are wiped away, sorrow and sadness is turned into mirth and gladness,⁴ interchange is made from the lowest to the highest, mountains are thrown down, hidden things are discovered, rough & crabbed things are made plain and straight,⁵ the first become the last, and the last are made the first.

Let vs adioyne herewith the t•stimonie of Saint Paul: Who hath reconciled all things in heauen and in earth: who vndertooke in his owne person all the hatred and enmitie betwixt God and men: who with a becke of his countenance reli•ueth the afflicted consciences humbled euen to hell gates, who doeth refreshe and comfort them with his spirite, healeth with a worde of his mouth, looseth them that are fettered with the chaynes of sinne, dischargeth from all feare of iudgement and death, acquiteth from the tyrannie