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

The disciples themselves also were sometimes worthily rebuked for their unbelief, to whom was said, O ye unfaithful & perverse generation. ¹Peter was once yielded over to the v•ry ••inke of drow•ing for none other cause, but for his unbelief sake: yet our Lord stretching out ⟨image 19⟩his hand afterwards saved him. This was a dangerous unbelief. But that other example, not of his distrust only, but of his faithless revolting, was far more perilous, when the same Peter not once or twice only, but three times in one night, did not only not acknowledge, but also forswore his Lord and master: yet was he not therefore deprived from his Apostleship. And it is not to be doubted, but that many persons do intrude upon the possession of Christian Title, which can gloriously vaunt of Christ with their tongues, but deny him utterly in their deeds, believing nothing less in their hearts steadfastly, then that whereof they carry an outward resemblance in their talk co• ragiously. And because this Serpigo resteth within those persons, and crawleth to no further infection of the congregation, they are not therefore barred from partaking the Sacraments of this Church, which we •all the visible Church. And what shall be said of them, who many times do accuse them selves of their own unbelief, being valiant soldiers nevertheless in the camp of Christian faith: when as on the contrary part, many other do firmly believe them selves •• •e ⟨image 19⟩mere strangers to infidelity, whose faith if it should be placed in the face of the enemy, will of very cowardice forthwith flee the field?

The disciples thēselues also were sometimes worthily rebuked for their vnbeliefe, to whom was said, O ye vnfaithful & peruerse generatiō. ¹