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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 so by wonderful interchange, some grow, some stand at a stay, some increase, and some starve quite away, as we see now and then come to pass in husbandry and gardening, whereas plants and trees are many times pruned of unfruitful sprouts, sometimes despoiled altogether of bows, and the stoc•• ⟨image 14⟩newly engrafted, to the end the trees may become more fruitful. After the same manner that heavenly gardiner, woodward, or plant setter doeth many times prune this little Olive tree of his Church, but never plucketh it up by the roots (as Augustine doeth witness) cutting of eftsoons wyndshaken bows and starved branches,1 that new plants may prosper the better. So that according to the saying of the same Augustine, many ravening wolves possess the Church within, whiles many sheep in the mean space stand without the doors. Which thing can be verified by no one example more aptly, then by this comparison of the Jews and Gentiles. Of whom let us hear what the Apostle speaketh.
and so by wonderfull enterchange, some growe, some stand at a staye, some encrease, and some starue quite away, as we see now and then come to passe in husbandry and gardening, whereas plantes and trees are many times pruned of vnfruitefull sproutes, sometimes dispoyled altogether of bowes, and the stoc•• ⟨image 14⟩newly engraffed, to the end the trees may become more fruitfull. After the same maner that heauenly gardiner, woodward, or plant setter doeth many times prune this litle Oliue tree of his Church, but neuer plucketh it vp by the rootes (as Augustine doeth witnes) cutting of eftsoones wyndshaken bowes and starued branches,1 that new plantes may prosper the better. So that according to the saiyng of the same Augustine, many rauening wolues possesse the Church within, whiles many sheepe in the meane space stande without the doores. Which thing can be verified by no one example more aptly, then by this comparison of the Iewes and Gentiles. Of whom let vs heare what the Apostle speaketh.