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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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Forasmuch therefore as all these things are so most assured, so manifest, so unreprovable, approved with so many witnesses & prophets, ratified with so many reasons & evident proofs, discovered by the evident testimony not only of Angels, but established also with the heavenly Oracle of the holy ghost him self, embraced & believed by the faith of all nations of the world, what one probability can all your generation of Hebrews allege for colour to the contrary? If ye perceive therefore that this is the ver• ⟨image 36⟩true Messiah, why do ye not relent at the last, & forsake & abandon your stifnecked rebellion, & join with us in profession? If as yet ye do not acknowledge him, declare the cause then that breedeth this misliking in you, and troubleth your consciences. Is it because he lived in poor & beggarly estate amongst the impoverished, & them that were worth nothing? But your prophet Zechariah long before he was revealed, reported that he should be even such a one:1 Behold (saith he) thy king cometh unto thee righteous & just, a saviour, he is poor, & riding upon an ass, &c. And it behoved truly, that he which should come to overthrow the high minded & rich of this world, & to enrich the poor, should be him self embased & poor.
Forasmuch therfore as al these things are so most assured, so manifest, so vnreproueable, approued with so many witnesses & proph•ts, ratified wt so many reasons & euidēt proofes, discouered by ye euidēt testimony not only of Angels, but established also wt the heauēly Oracle of ye holy ghost him selfe, embraced & beleeued by the faith of all nations of ye world, what one probabilitie cā al your generatiō of Hebrews alleadge for colour to the cōtrary? If ye perceiue therefore that this is the ver• ⟨image 36⟩true Messhias, why doe ye not relent at the last, & forsake & abandone your stifnecked rebellion, & ioyne with vs in professiō? If as yet ye do not acknowledge him, declare the cause then that breedeth this misliking in you, and troubleth your consciences. Is it because he liued in poore & beggarly estate amongst the impouerished, & them yt were worth nothing? But your prophet Zacharie lōg before he was reuealed, reported that he should be euē such a one: