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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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As concerning the promises of God therefore, this is undoubtedly to be holden, that the promises be in their own nature simply true: yet in such wise true notwithstanding, as God hath not always chained them to time, place or persons of men: which albeit were ⟨image 28⟩tied fast to place and persons, yet are the proud and high minded shaken of, the promises remaining still in their force. Even so the Jews, although they prescribe upon a promised place in Zion, Psalm 132: Here will I build my Tabernacle, because I have chosen it. 1Again in the Prophet Isaiah. This is my furnace, this is my fire. &c. And although they have also a promise of the persons, when as the blessing is promised to Abraham, and to his seed for ever, yet this withstandeth nothing at all, but that rebels are punished by God, the Temple consumed by fire, the altar thrown down, and the city put to the sack and destroyed. And yet the mean whiles almighty God continueth steadfast in his promise nevertheless, but by a far other mean, then mans capacity is able to conceive. Whereupon that holy and melodious Psalmist, not without great reason, doeth cry out in a certain place of his mystical Sonnets in this wise:2 And it is marvellous in our eyes. Even so do I judge convenient to esteem of the counterfeit succession of the Apostolic and Romish See, which if our prelates enforce so narrowly to be straitened to the limits of place & persons, ⟨image 29⟩they must needs bewray their double error therein, being not only absurdly injurious to holy scriptures, but fondly careless in breaking the rules of Logic. For in their arguing, they do commonly thrust more into the conclusion, then in their former propositions. As if a man would frame an argument after this manner: The perpetuity of the promised succession is granted to Peter and his successors. The Romish Prelates do succeed in Peters chair or place. Ergo: The Romish Prelates are the only successors of Peter: the only universal Bishops: the only Princes of the Church: whose faith can never faint.
As concerning the promises of God therfore, this is vndoubtedly to be holden, that the promises be in their owne nature simply true: yet in such wise true notwithstanding, as God hath not alwayes chained them to time, place or persons of men: which albeit were