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

¹Dearly beloved, you have heard what the Apostle of the Gentiles doth speak unto us Gentiles, you have heard his discourse of the Jews, of their unbelief, and of their rejection: you have heard the doctrine, and comparison of S. Paul, touching the true Olive tree, and the wild Olive tree: touching the natural branches, and the grafts: touching faith, and infidelity: touching the mercy of God, and the severity of his justice: touching the modesty, and constancy of the faithful: touching the fullness of the Gentiles: finally, touching the last calling home and reclaiming of the Jews. This is a very large theme as ye see, and full of plentiful matter, which for the difficulty, as it seemeth to surmount my weakness to reach unto, so requireth your more careful attention, that ye may duly conceive the same: in the debating whereof it behoveth me neither to say to little, neither is there any utterance of man else able, for the largeness of the matter exceeding all possibility, to speak sufficiently. Notwithstanding, sithence I have presumed to enter ⟨image 12⟩upon this enterprise being of it self of wonderful importance, albeit I may seem to falter and faint, as oppressed with the heavy burden thereof, yet will I not retire, but will proceed with affiance as well as I may, resting my self wholly upon the grace of Christ: and will (by your patience) speak, though not so much, as the cause requireth, yet as much as the goodness of God will permit at this present.

¹Dearely beloued, you haue heard what the Apostle of the Gentiles doth speake vnto vs Gentiles, you haue heard his discourse of the Iewes, of their vnbeliefe, and of their reiection: you haue heard the doctrine, and comparison of S. Paul, touching the true Oliue tree, and the wylde Oliue tree: touching the natural branches, and the graftes: touching faith, and infidelitie: touching the mercie of God, and the seueritie of his iustice: touching the modestie, and constancie of the faithfull: touching the fulnes of the Gentiles: finally, touching the last calling home and reclayming of the Iewes. This is a very large theame as ye see, and full of plentiful matter, which for the difficultie, as it seemeth to surmount my weakenes to reach vnto, so requireth your more careful attention, that ye may duely conceiue the same: in the debating whereof it behoueth me neither to say to litle, neither is there any vtterāce of man els able, for ye largenes of the matter exceeding al possibilitie, to speake sufficiently. Notwithstanding, sithence I haue presumed to enter