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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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And therefore in full assurance of this full and perfect and last delivery wrought for all them that are both nigh and far of, that is, for all that believe by that man Jesus whom our Prophets forenamed Immanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us, resting & reposing my self in this horn of salvation, I look for no other Messiah and Christ to come hereafter, as the rest of my kindred an• people do, blinded through unbelief: being my self throughly persuaded by the Prophets that this is that Shiloh which was to come, that Angel of the Lord whom Elijah, the Thesbite as we call him, was to go before, that is to say, John the Baptist: whom so•e of our Prophets call the voice in the wilderness sent to prepare the ways of this our King and holy one our redeemer, converting by his preaching the fathers hearts unto the children, and the simple and unbelievers to the obedience of the righteous: For which cause also (as our words mean) he was by ⟨image 115⟩our fathers called Thesby, which is by interpretation, the servant of God to work repentance by.
And therefore in full assurance of this full and perfect and last deliuerie wrought for all them that are both nigh and farre of, that is, for all that beleeue by that man Iesus whom our Prophets forenamed Immanuel, which is by interpretation, God with vs, resting & reposing my selfe in this horne of saluation, I looke for no other Messhiach and Christ to come hereafter, as the rest of my kindred an• people do, blinded through vnbeliefe: beeing my selfe throughly perswaded by the Prophets that this is that Shiloh which was to come, that Angel of the Lord whom Elias, the Thesbite as we cal him, was to go before, that is to say, Iohn the Baptist: whom so•e of our Prophets call the voyce in the wildernesse sent to prepare the wayes of this our King and holy one our redeemer, conuerting by his preaching the fathers hearts vnto the children, and the simple and vnbeleeuers to the obedience of the righteous: For which cause also (as our wordes meane) he was by ⟨image 115⟩our fathers called Thesby, which is by interpretation, the seruant of God to worke repentance by.