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

Now for as much as these things are so plain and so manifest, that they may be easily felt and handled as it were with the fingers: what answer doest thou make thou froward nation of the Jews? what canst thou bring? what canst thou allege, if not to defend, yet to colour at the lest thy obstinate stubbornness? Hast thou any Scriptures? No surely. For nothing maketh more against thee, not only with open mouth exclaiming even to thy teeth, against thy blundered blindness, wherewith thou hast been so long overwhelmed, but also have long sithence by manifest tokens foretold ⟨image 30⟩how the same should come to pass. Wilt thou vouch the promises and covenants which God made unto thee of old? And what other thing did he promise thee at any time, then the same which thou doest so disdainfully pursue? Neither yet cease you to run onward, still gaping after, I know not after what Messiah to come. What? Hath he not yet been sufficiently enough looked for by your progenitors, who waited for his coming by the space of two thousand years before he came? Go ye to then: how long will ye yet continue gazing, seeing these things are past already? Howe long will ye yield yo•• selves a mockery not to God only, bu• a Jesting stock also to all other nations of the world? sithence all people and tongues do so plainly conceive, that all things are long sithence accomplished in the person of Christ Jesus, whatsoever all your prophets did prophesy of the Messiah: And sithence the whole discourse of the holy scriptures doeth so manifestly teach also, that there is none other Christ, but the same that the whole world doth confess and worship?

Nowe for as much as these thinges are so playne and so manifest, that they may be easily felt and handeled as it were with the fyngers: what answere doest thou make thou frowarde nation of the Iewes? what canst thou bryng? what canst thou alleadge, if not to defend, yet to colour at the lest thy obstinate stubbornesse? Hast thou any Scriptures? No surely. For nothyng maketh more agaynst thee, not onely with open mouth exclayming euen to thy teeth, against thy blundered blyndenesse, wherewich thou hast bene so long ouerwhelmed, but also haue long sithence by manifest tokens foretolde ⟨image 30⟩howe the same shoulde come to passe. Wylt thou vouche the promises and couenauntes which God made vnto thee of olde? And what other thing dyd he promyse thee at any tyme, then the same which thou doest so disdaynefully pursue? Neyther yet cease you to runne onwarde, styll gaping after, I know not after what Messhias to come. What? Hath he not yet bene sufficiently ynough looked for by your progenitours, who wayted for his comming by the space of two thousand yeres before he came? Goe ye to then: how long wyll ye yet continue gazing, seeyng these thinges are past alreadie? Howe long will yee yeelde yo selues a mockery not to God onely, bu a Iesting stocke also to all other nations of the worlde? sythence all people and tongues do so playnely conceiue, that all thinges are long sythence accomplished in the person of Christ Iesu, whatsoeuer al your prophets did prophecie of the Messhias: And sithence the whole discourse of the holy scriptures doeth so manifestly teache also, that there is none other Christ, but ye same that the whole world doth confesse and worshippe?