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 of the true and gladsome Olive tree, mentioned in the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans, chap. xi. preached at London by a faithful Minister of God, John Fox, at the christening of a certain Jew, translated out of Latin into English.

A Sermon of the true and gladsome Oliue tree, mentioned in the Epistle of Sainct Paul to the Romanes, chap. xi. preached at London by a faithfull Minister of God, Iohn Foxe, at the christening of a certaine Iewe, translated out of Latine into Englishe.

First, as duty requireth, I do yield most humble thanks to our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, whom it hath pleased of his unsearchable mercy and bountiful love towards us, to minister so notable an occasion of our assembly, this present day, & place: and so fruitful an argument for me to impart unto you all. Secondly, I do no less heartily thank, then worthily commend in the Lord, all you that are present, who, according to your accustomed manner, are so willingly and joyfully gathered together, induced hereunto, not through any vain delight of fond novelty, but of a serious, and studious zeal of godliness, not as gazers of frivolous fantastical fables, but as willing witnesses of this great and inestimable benefit ⟨image 10⟩of almighty God. Lastly, I do from the bottom of my heart rejoice in the behalf of this person, for whose cause we are as now met here together, who being transported from out the uttermost parts of Barbary into England, and conversant amongest us, by the space of six whole years, renouncing now at the last the natural contumacy of his native country, doth with so earnest bent affection of voluntary will, cheerfully desire to become a member of Jesus Christ, and to be made partaker of his holy congregation through faith, and Baptism. And withal I most humbly beseech Almighty God, that he will not only vouchsafe his gracious increase to this glorious work begun with this Israelite stranger, but also to allure the whole remnant of the circumcised Race, by this his example, to be desirous of the same communion: So that at the length, all nations, as well Jews, as Gentiles, embracing the faith, and Sacraments of Christ Jesus, acknowledging one Shepherd, united together in one sheepfold, may with one voice, one soul, and one general agreement, glorify the only begotten son our saviour Jesus Christ, & be glorified again of him. And that