And albeit all these examples of unbelief, whereof I have made mention, may justly be reproved as blame worthy, & void of all colour of defence, yet may they be borne withal after a sort. But this kind of infidelity of all others is most horrible & execrable, when as men do rush headlong into such obstinate resistance, that they will not only not acquaint themselves with the trueth, being laid open before their eyes, but will wittingly shut up their senses from the beholding thereof, because they will not see it, & will spurn thereat not in words and profession only, but will cruelly persecute the same also with all manner of outrage, slaughter & blood, blasphemies & most despiteful execrations. And this is that unbelief, which being more noisome then any pestilent botch, may rightly & properly be called the Jewish Infidelity, & seemeth after a certain manner their inheritable disease, who are after a certain sort, from their mothers womb, naturally carried through perverse frowardness, into all malicious hatred, & contempt of Christ, & his Christians. And for this cause especially, ⟨image 20⟩I suppose it came to pass, that whereas God so many hundred years before, had continually pardoned their wonderful & manifold wickedness & impiety, & after his wonted manner, had from time to time endured, & winked at their horrible rebellion & idolatry, he could now no longer forbear their abominable cruelty, committed against his welbe loved son, whom they traitorously murdered and hanged on tree, but must needs avenge him upon the whole nation, and root out the remnant of the whole race altogether. And not without great cause: for how could it else be, after that he was once revealed unto them, for whose cause only all that common wealth of the Jews was instituted & erected? What cause remained then, that the Jewish synagogue should be of any longer continuance? or to what purpose might it serve afterwards? what? That they might persevere still in sacrificing the blood of goats and lambs to the Lord? And where should this be done? in one family only? But God is not delighted with such sacrifices, nor dwelleth he in Temples made by men, but even in the very hearts of men: he taketh no pleasure in external pomp, and outward observances, nor gorgeous garnishings of ⟨image 20⟩the body the vouchsafeth those worshippers, which do worship him in Spirit & trueth.
And albeit al these examples of vnbeliefe, whereof I haue made mencion, may iustly be reproued as blame worthy, & voyd of al color of defence, yet may they be borne withal after a sort. But this kind of infidelitie of al others is most horrible & execrable, when as men do rushe headlong into such obstinate resistance, that they wil not only not acquaint thēselues with the trueth, being layd open before their eyes, but will wittingly shut vp their senses from the beholding thereof, because they will not see it, & wil spourne thereat not in words and profession only, but wil cruelly persecute the same also wt al maner of outrage, slaughter & blood, blasphemies & most despiteful execrations. And this is that vnbeliefe, which being more noysome then any pestilēt botch, may rightly & properly be called the Iewish Infidelitie, & seemeth after a certaine maner their inheritable disease, who are after a certaine sort, from their mothers wombe, naturally caried through peruerse frowardnes, into all malitious hatred, & contempt of Christ, & his Christiās. And for this cause especially, ⟨image 20⟩I suppose it came to passe, that wheras God so many hundred yeres before, had cōtinually pardoned their wōderful & manifold wickednes & impietie, & after his wonted maner, had from time to time endured, & winked at their horrible rebel•iō & idolatrie, he could now no longer forbeare their abominable crueltie, cō mitted against his welbe loued sonne, whome they trayterously murthered and hanged on tree, but must needes auenge him vpon the whole nation, and roote out the remnant of the whole race altogether. And not without great cause: for how could it els be, after yt he was once reueyled vnto thē, for whose cause only al that cōmon wealth of the Iewes was instituted & erected? What cause remayned then, that the Iewishe synagogue should be of any longer continuance? or to what purpose might it serue afterwards? what? That they might perseuere still in sacrificing ye blood of goates and lambes to the Lorde? And where should this be done? in one family only? But God is not delighted with such sacrifices, nor dwelleth he in Temples made by men, but euen in the very hearts of men: he taketh no pleasure in externall pompe, and outwarde obser•aunces, nor gorgeous garnishinges of ⟨image 20⟩the body the vouchsafeth those worshippers, which doe worship him in Spirite & trueth.
