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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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Finally, with what argument can you persuade that the living God ought to be worshipped more properly and peculiarly of you Jews, then of all other nations, namely sith you are so plainly convinced with the express testimony of Malachie• who making no mention of the Jews, doth prophesy, that the name of God shall be had in great admiration amongst the Gentiles. What answer• will you make also to that promise of the same Malachi, in the Chapter following: where foretelling the signs and tokens that should go before the coming of the Messiah: to wit,1 That his forerunner should come first and prepare the way before the face of the ⟨image 88⟩Lord? And immediately sayeth. And […] Lord whom ye seek, shall speedily come to his holy Temple, even the Angel of the covenant whom you desire &•• What• came not that same forerunner• that was promised? Was not his voice heard also in the desert according to the prophecy of Esay• 2crying out as loud as he could, to the end you should prepare the way of the Lord, and should make straight in the desert • path for your God. Why did you no• […] preparation then? Why did you not receive the Angel of the Covenant, whom ye desired, coming into his holy Temple? Nay rather, why did you banish him from out your Synagogue? why did you daily exclude him from thence, railing continually upon the Lord with outrageous reproaches, and taunting blasphemies? What punishment or torture may •e imagined horrible enough to countervail so execrable outrages?
Finally, with what argument can you pers•ade that the liuing God ought to bee worshipped more properly and peculiarly of you Iewes, then of all other nations, namely sith you are so plainely conuinced with the expresse testimonie of Malachie who making no mētion of the Iewes, doth prophesie, that the name of God shal be had in great admiration amongst the Geniles. What answer will you make also to that promise of ye same Malachie, in the Chapter following: where foretelling the signes and tokens that should go before the comming of the Messhias: to wit,