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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Briefly, if as yet your eyes be withholden with so gross amazed obscurity, that the things which are more resplendent then the Sun in midday, and so throughly known in all the parts of the world, do so far e• ceede the common capacity of your blundered senses, and seem so incredible unto you, that ye can by no means comprehend them, nor will suffer so many notable testimonies of Christs resurrection prevail to work so much credit in your hearts, as ye may believe in our Lord Jesus Christ risen from the dead as well as we: why do ye not pr• duce then his buried carcass, if you can? or at the least, bring forth some rame, or fragment of his precious body, be it never so small? ⟨image 34⟩Or if you think I demand an impossible request of you, how happeneth that none of all your progenitors could show the same? But if neither you, nor any of all your ancestors were able to do this, why do ye not then join together with us, and worship him that is risen again? Why do ye not honour and magnify his name, who reigneth in eternity, sitting in the heavens at the right hand of God the Father? Whereunto if love of religion can not induce you, let natural reason yet obtain so far forth with you, to grant that, which no reason can deny? Whereat make ye stay? is not my request reasonable? do I not give you wholesome counsel? And lest that which I have spoken, run in at one ear with you, and out of the other, taking no root in your hearts: I will for your better remembrance repeat once again the words that I have spoken.
Briefly, if as yet your eyes be withholden with so grosse amazed obscuritie, that the things which are more resplendisant then the Sunne in midday, and so throughly knowen in all the partes of the worlde, do so farre e• ceede the common capacitie of your blundered senses, and seeme so incredible vnto you, that ye can by no meanes comprehend them, nor will suffer so many notable testimonies of Christes resurrection preuayle to worke so much creditte in your heartes, as ye may beleeue in our Lorde Iesu Christ risen from the dead as well as we: why doe ye not pr• duce then his buryed carkasse, if you can? or at the least, bring foorth some rame, or fragmēt of his precious body, be it neuer so smal? ⟨image 34⟩