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

First, what one thing was of more royalty, then the kingdom of David? And yet what one thing was more entangled and straitened, whiles as yet like a silly moth he kept his fathers sheep? whiles he was tossed ⟨image 38⟩in turmoil with most cruel persecution? At what time Joseph being circumvented by the injury of his brethren, became carrion lean in a loathsome dungeon: when as Abraham was commanded to abandon his native country, and to become a banished outcast from his kindred and his fathers house: whiles Jacob was constrained to redouble his service under his uncle Laban: what time Moses was by Gods calling translated from an exiled outlaw to be a guide and leader of y• Israelites: from how great baseness and misery were all these advanced to wonderful estimation and dignity? And what was the meaning of the holy ghost else, then under the shadows and figures of those persons, to represent unto us the very pattern and image of the son of God? And yet if you duly consider the estate of Christs outward baseness, what wanted he at any time, to the necessary furniture of his livelihood, notwithstanding this show of extreme penury? Nay what want at all could molest him, who with a very few crusts could feed so great a crew of thousands in so desert a wilderness? Or how could he be termed poor, at whose beck and word of mouth, heaven and ⟨image 38⟩earth did obey, the seas and winds, life and death, finally all the degrees of creation were subject unto?

First, what one thing was of more royaltie, then the kingdome of Dauid? And yet what one thing was more entangled and streighted, whiles as yet like a seely moath he kept his fathers sheepe? whiles he was tossed ⟨image 38⟩in turmoyle with most cruel persecution? At what time Ioseph being circumuented by the iniurie of his brethren, became carraine leane in a lothesome dungeon: when as Abraham was commanded to abandone his natiue countrey, and to become a banished outcast from his kindred and his fathers house: whiles Iacob was constrayned to redouble his seruice vnder his v•ckle Laban: what time Moyses was by Gods calling translated from an exiled outlawe to be a guide and leader of y Israelites: from how great basenes and miserie were all these aduaunced to wonderfull estimation and dignitie? And what was the meaning of the holy ghost els, then vnder the shadowes and figures of those persons, to represent vnto vs ye very patterne and image of the sonne of God? And yet if you duely consider the estate of Christes outward basenes, what wanted he at any time, to the necessary furniture of his liuelihode, notwithstanding this shew of extreme penurie? Nay what want at all could molest him, who with a very fewe crustes could feede so great a crewe of thousandes in so deserte a wildernes? Or how could he be termed poore, at whose becke and word of mouth, heauen and