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

And hereof ariseth that wonderful constancy of our Martyrs and Apostles,¹ in yielding their bodies to tortures and death: hereof springeth that invincible force of Christian faith: hereupon is grounded that unpenetrable Rock of Christs Church, which being so oft undermined by your subtle pioneers, circumvented with so many traitorous sleights ⟨image 62⟩and devises, vexed with so many furious outrages of Gentiles & Jews, attempted with so many cruel cramps of the prince of darkness, assaulted with all kind of torments and persecutions, could notwithstanding never hitherto be discomfited with any kind of battery, or shaken with engine, neither shall be overthrown at any time, whiles the world doeth endure. The unvanquishable continuance whereof if you would but indifferently without all partiality ponder in your hearts, what else doth it argue then an heavenly an• unspeakable power of her captain Christ Jesus? But as the power of this captain is spiritual, so it is not discernible, but by spiritual insight, raised up (as I said before) not to strive against mankind, but to subdue the tyranny of Satan,² the mighty prince of this world, and to despoil & force him out of his kingdom. And this may every sensible man easily conceive, if he will enter into somewhat a more deep consideration of his miraculous works: so that this marvellous victory of this triumphant conqueror, can by no argument & proof appear more manifestly, then even in this one overthrow of that ancient archenemy.

And heereof ariseth that wonderfull constancie of our Martyrs and Apostles,¹ in yeelding their bodies to tortures and death: hereof springeth that inuincible force of Christian faith: hereupon is grounded that vnpenetrable Rocke of Christes Church, which beyng so oft vndermined by your subtill pyoners, circumuented wt so many traiterous sleights ⟨image 62⟩and deuises, vexed with so many furious outrages of Gentiles & Iewes, attempted with so many cruel crampes of the prince of darknes, assaulted with all kinde of torments and persecutions, could notwithstanding neuer hitherto be discomfited with any kind of battry, or shaken with engine, neither shalbe ouerthrowen at any time, whiles the worlde doeth endure. The vnuanquishable continuance whereof if you woulde but indifferently without al partialitie ponder in your hearts, what els doth it argue then an heauenly an vnspeakeable power of her captaine Christ Iesu? But as the power of this captaine is spiritual, so it is not discernable, but by spiritual insight, raysed vp (as I sayd before) not to striue against mankinde, but to subdue the tyranny of Sathan,