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

So that if the words of our father Jacob be true, That the Sceptre should not depart from the house of Judah until Shiloh came, and there is no Sceptre nor Lawgiver now in that house: then must it needs be that this man Jesus, whom you confess and believe, is that Shiloh which was to come: and is that child of whom one or our Prophets sayeth,¹ Unto us a child is borne, and unto us a son is given, and the government is upon his shoulder, And he shall call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of peace, the increase of his government and peace shall have none end, he shall sit upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it & to stablish it with judgement and justice from henceforth, even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. This man then no ⟨image 110⟩doubt is that Messiah which was looked for according to promise, and our fathers and people acknowledge not, fulfilling in them selves the words of their own mouth, His blood be upon our heads. In deed it seemed strange to me, and doth to the rest of my brethren according to the flesh, even unto this day, in whom this blindness and hardness of heart is in part continued through occasion given by them that profess the name of this man Jesus: And not only in us which are of the house of Israel, but in other, as the Turks and Mahomets which are of the race of Ishmael. For had it not been for the great and manifold Idolatry that is committed and used amongst the Christians almost in all places where his Name is professed, many of our nation had repented in sackcloth and ashes, and had come to this man Jesus their brother after the flesh, from whom they are now estranged and go astray. But well is it written in your Law, Woe be unto him by whom offence cometh: according as it is written in our Law, Cursed be the man that layeth a stumbling block in the way of his neighbour, and all the people shall say Amen. But when it pleased God to bring ⟨image 110⟩me into this land, which I must for the same cause call a blessed land, and I saw therein no such impediment as holdeth our eyes blinded in other places:

So that if ye wordes of our father Iacob be true, That the Scepter should not depart from the house of Iudah vntill Shilo came, and there is no Scepter nor Lawegiuer nowe in that house: then must it needes be that this man Iesus, whō you confesse and beleeue, is that Shilo which was to come: and is that childe of whom one or our Prophetes sayeth,