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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It remaineth lastly, that we speak of y• sacrifices. For the Prophet doeth evidently •• clare, that innovation shall ensue of the Sacrifices also, speaking in this wise: Among the Gentiles, and in every place, incense and a pure offering shall be offered unto my name. Well now: what manner of offerings be these of the Gentiles, which the Prophet doeth commend so highly? Be they sacrifices of goat•, or calves? They be sacrifices of calves truly, but such as the Prophet Hosea me• tioneth in his prophecy. And we will render (sayeth he) the Calves of our lips. 1Ueri•• these be the calvest where with the Lord is now well delighted. These calves do we offer, when reknowledging our v•rygh•• ousnesse, we yield humble thanke• to the gracious goodness of God, who cleansing our wickedness with the fountain of the blood, & death of his dearly beloved son Christ I• su, ⟨image 84⟩doth endue us with the inheritance of everlasting life. These be the spiritual offerings of the Gentiles, differing very much from the sacrifices of the Jews: for these are the pure offerings of the Spirit, that consist not in bloody broiling of brute beasts, nor in smelling of flesh, nor are offered with the hands of Priests imbrued with gore. And for that cause, the Prophet doeth call them clean.2 Well then: and why are these offerings called clean, rather then the Jewish Sacrifices? What? shall we say, that their blood offerings are unclean, and their sacrifices defiled then? Verily, albeit the Prophet doeth not in express words verify the same, yet who so shall duly ponder the substance, and pith of his talk, shall easily discern, that the Prophet by secrete implication, doth condemn the Jewish sacrifices, as polluted, and profane in the respect of offerings of the heathen.