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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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1And therefore concerning the multitude of them that fell away, as many things ar• worthy to be noted (as I said before) in the rejection of them: so this one thing chiefly amongst the rest, ought heedfully to be marked, according as the Apostle him self here noteth: To wit, that this their blindness happened not unto them by hap hazard, by chance, and unawares, as though God by his divine providence did not foresee the same before hand, and ordain the whole course of this action before, by the unchangeable decree of his incomprehensible wisdom: s• otherwise, how could the Lord him self […] far distance of time prophesy before […] the mouths of the Prophet Isaiah, & his se• •ant ⟨image 17⟩David,2 That their eyes should be blinded, lest they should see: their backs should be made crooked, lest they should yield: their ears should be stopped, lest they should hear: if he had not foreseen the same at the first• or how could he foresee it, unless he had likewise decreed it: But now forasmuch as God and nature do bring nothing to pass unadvisedly, by how much the more grievously the Jews were overcharged with the severe rigour of Gods Justice (for what could be more heavy, then to be razed out of the book of life?) so much the more heinous must the canker be, that provoked this so sharp and bitter corrosive: which cankered contagion that wrought their perdition, is most expressly declared by these words of S. Paul, for their unbelief (saith he:) whereby all men may easily conjecture, how horrible an infection this fretting fistula, unbelief, is adjudged in the sight of God.
1And therefore concerning the multitude of them that fell away, as many thinges ar• worthy to be noted (as I sayde before) in the reiection of them: so this one thing chiefely amōgst ye rest, ought heedefully to be marked, according as the Apostle him selfe here noteth: To wit, that this their blindnesse happened not vnto them by happe hazarde, by chaunce, and vnawares, as though God by his diuine prouidence did not foresee the same before hande, and ordeyne the whole course of this action before, by the vnchaungeable decree of his incomprehensible wisedome: s otherwise, how could the Lorde him selfe farre distaunce of tyme prophecie before the mouthes of the Prophet Esaie, & his se ant