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

but he that is in heaven doeth scorn at thy malicious devises, he derideth thy subtle sleights, that hath skill to convert thy despite and outrage to the benefit of his elect, and to the glorious increase of their eternal felicity.

but he that is in heauen doeth skorne at thy malicious deuises, he derydeth thy subtill sleyghtes, that hath skill to conuert thy despite and outrage to the benefit of his elect, and to the glorious encrease of their eternall felicitie.

But I return to the prophets again, out of every of whom I do not purpose to set down all that they write touching my purpose: but I will give you a taste of a few special sentences, taken out of an infinite number scatteringly here and there, and will gather them together to f•t our present matter: that ye shall neither be able with shift or cavillation whatsoever, to delude the manifest proofs concerning Christ Jesus our Lord, unless you disclaim wholly from your ⟨image 66⟩own prophets: nor yet allow of your pr• phets, unless you do admit withal our saviour Jesus Christ. Amongst whom, (because I will not be long) to omit the notable prophecies of Ezekiel, very much available to this our discourse, wherein he foretelleth of the return of the dispersed Jews, from Babylon to their own city, and the second building up of their temple, which from thenceforth should stand unshaken, and never perish any more, nor be molested by any invasion of the enemy. For even to that effect doth the prophet treat very largely, in the xxviii. of his prophecy, saying:¹ And they shall dwell in their land with all security, & they shall build houses, & shall plant vineyards, & shall inhabit the land confidently, when I shall execute judgement against all them, that shall stand against them round about them. &c. And again in the 34. chapter thus he sayeth:²