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

Urbane Rhegius differing very little from the common translation, hath written as ensueth.

Vrbane Rhegius differing very litle from the common translation, hath written as ensueth.

Seventy weeks are shortened (or finished, determined) upon thy people and upon thy holy city, that wickedness may be finished (or transgression shall be restrained or driven away) and sin may come to an end (or sin then shall be shut up or covered) and iniquity wiped away (or purged) & everlasting righteousness brought in, and the vision or prophecy may be fulfilled (or ensealed) and the holy of holy ones may be anointed. Know therefore and understand, from the going forth of the commandment (that is to say, from the time wherein the commandment was published) that Jerusalem shall be builded again, even to Christ the prince, are seven weeks and threescore and two weeks, and the streets and the wall shall be builded again in the straits of times. And after threescore and two weeks Christ shall be slain, and that shall not be his people which will deny him (or that will not know him, or will forsake him.) And the people of the prince shall come and shall scatter abroad ⟨image 71⟩the city and the Sanctuary (destroy) and the end thereof destruction (or the end thereof with a tempest, or with a flood) and after the end of the battle appointed desolation (or after the battle all shall remain desolate) he shall confirm a covenant with many in one week, and in the half of the week the offering and sacrifice shall decay, and in the temple shall be abomination of desolation (or upon the wing or wings shall stand the abomination of desolation) And even unto the end & consummation shall desolation continue, (or it is decreed that the desolation shall continue even unto the end.)

Seuentie weeks are shortened (or finished, determined) vpon thy people and vpon thy holie citie, that wickednes may bee finished (or transgression shalbe restrayned or driuen away) and sinne may come to an ende (or sinne then shalbe shut vp or couered) and iniquitie wyped away (or purged) & euerlasting righteousnes brought in, and the vision or prophesie may be fulfilled (or ensealed) and the holy of holy ones may bee annointed. Knowe therefore and vnderstand, from the going forth of the commandement (that is to say, from the time wherein the commandement was published) that Ierusalem shalbe builded againe, euen to Christ the prince, are seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes, and the streetes and the wall shall be buylded again in the streightes of times. And after threescore and two weekes Christ shall be slaine, and that shall not bee his people which will denie him (or that will not know him, or will forsake him.) And the people of the prince shall come and shal scatter abroad