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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
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And yet to confess the trueth frankly and simply, this glorious conquest wanted not his singular dexterity and artificial policy, being nevertheless both heavenly, holy and achieved by most upright Justice: not to the end to betray in snare, or seduce any good man from the right path of trueth, but to entrap that crafty enemy the Devil only. ⟨image 63⟩And that not without great cause. For what could be more agreeable with reason,1 then the same old wily serpent (which had beguiled mankind first with subtlety and lies) should be encountered again with a certain heavenly policy, (yet void of all colour of lying) and so entrapped and entangled with sleights & deceits of his own forge, should be catched in his own pitfall, and bereft of his place? What could be more convenient, then to strangle the most horrible deceiver with his own halter, and by most just law to disfranchise the most unjust intruder from his unjust possession?
And yet to confesse the trueth frankly and simply, this glorious conquest wanted not his singular dexteritie and artificiall policie, beyng neuerthelesse both heauenly, holy and atchieued by most vpright Iustice: not to the ende to betraye in snare, or seduce any good man from the right path of trueth, but to intrappe that craftie enemie the Deuill onely. ⟨image 63⟩And that not without great cause. For what coulde be more agreeable with reason,1 then the same olde wylie serpent (which had beguiled mankind first with subtiltie and lyes) should be encountred againe with a certaine heauenly policie, (yet voyde of all colour of lying) and so entrapped and entangled with sleyghts & deceites of his owne forge, should be catcht in his owne pytfall, and bereft of his place? What could be more conuenient, then to strangle the most horrible deceyuer with his owne halter, and by most iust lawe to disfraunchise the most vniust intruder from his vniust possession?
- 1The evylyne• of the old serpent, taken in his own snare.