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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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his teeth shall be ordered with knowledge, lest he partake the fruits of their spoils, and wrong doings. The hills shall look read ⟨image 90⟩with their vines, and their winepresses with the wine: the fields shall be adorned with beautiful blossom by reason of the abundance of fruits of beasts & sheep &c. Thus much thought I good to rehearse out of Jonathan: yet have we no need (praised be God) to vouch any commentaries of the Jews, to manifest the mysteries of the holy Scripture, namely sith there can be no better interpreter of the prophetical scriptures then time, and approved experience of the successes thereof.
his teeth shalbe ordered with knowledge, lest he partake the fruites of their spoyles, and wrong doings. The hilles shall looke redde ⟨image 90⟩with their vines, and their winepresses with the wine: the fieldes shalbe adorned with beautifull blossome by reason of the aboundance of fruites of beasts & sheepe &c. Thus much thought I good to rehearse out of Ionathas: yet haue we no neede (praysed bee God) to vouche any commentaries of the Iewes, to manifest the mysteries of the holy Scripture, namely sith there can bee no better interpreter of the propheticall scriptures then time, and approued experience of the successes thereof.
The testimony that I thought good to borrow out of Hosea;1 most worthy to be noted of you that are Jews, is that, which he setteth down in the first Chapter of his prophecy: where the Prophet inveighing against Israel useth this speech: Call his name (•aieth he) not my people, because you are not my people, therefore will I not be yours. &c. Whereby you may plainly perceive the saying of S. Paul confirmed by the Prophet, to wit: The same which he teacheth concerning the natural branches, which he said were hewen of from the Olive tree. And now (ye men of Israel) where is that your arrogant vain glorious vaunt of the offspring of your