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

albeit you sensibly feel that you are become a mockery, not to almighty God only, but accounted also no better then rascals & runagates of all nations of y• world:¹ yet do ye curse Christ in your synagogues ⟨image 93⟩daily, and expect yet an other Messiah (I know not whom) which you shall never see, but in that terrible & dreadful day of wrath,² at what time maugre your teeth, you shall behold him whom you have cruelly crucified. What monstrous hardness of heart is this (ye men and Hebrews) that so many• heavenly oracles of so many your own Prophets, so many manifest testimonies of sacred scriptures, so many horrible punishments, so many unmerciful plagues wherewith your nation is, and hath been continually tormented, can not induce you to conceive some sparkle, of true repentance? The Romans did ransack you with such outrage in their conquest, that they spared neither young nor old, men, women, nor infants, neither left one stone standing upon an other of your whole city. Finally, your habitations are become waste and desolate, ye have now neither city nor temple, kingdom nor priesthood, people nor Prophet, and (which of all other is most lamentable) you have eyes that can not see, ears that can not hear, nor hearts that can understand, whereby you may repent, and be converted to your liege Lord and ••u•reigne king.

albeit you sensibly feele that you are become a mockerie, not to almightie God onely, but accompted also no better then rascalles & runnagates of al nations of y• world:¹ yet do yee curse Christ in your synagogues ⟨image 93⟩dayly, and expect yet an other Messhias (I know not whome) which you shal neuer see, but in that terrible & dreadfull day of wrath,