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

I will pass over Isaiah, after I have cited one only place out of the xl. chapter of his prophecy, speaking in this wise:¹ Comfort ye, comfort your selves, my people, will your Lord God say. Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, and her iniquity is pardoned, for she hath received at the Lords hands double for her sins. &c.

I will passe ouer Esay, after I haue cyted one onely place out of the xl. chapter of his prophecie, speaking in this wise:¹ Comfort ye, comfort your selues, my people, will your Lorde God say. Speake cōfortably to Ierusalem, and cry vnto her, that her warfare is accomplished, and her iniquitie is pardoned, for shee hath receyued at the Lordes handes double for her sinnes. &c.

1. 1Isaiah. cap. 4•.Esay. cap. 4•.

What is this to us, will ye say? I will tell you, if you will vouchsafe to yield your diligent consideration thereunto, & compare the same with the rest that doth ensue in the prophet. A voice (saith he) crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make straight in the desert a path for your God. &c. What can be more clear than the brightness of this prophecy? what sentence more manifest? what more fruitful consolation? Wherein as many things seem worthy to be remembered, so three things chiefly are to ⟨image 52⟩be noted therein. Namely,¹