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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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Whereby appeareth most evidently, that all those sayings wherein the Prophets have foretold of the royalty of Davids throne, and of the everlasting glory thereof, must have a certain mystical and spiritual interpretation. For you are not ignorant your selves ⟨image 56⟩of that which happened to that fleshly and worldly estate of this kingdom, and into how narrow straits & extremities it was forced, when as your city was besieged and razed by the Romans, your Temple consumed with fire, and all things in the city devoured, and ransacked, even to the rooting out of all your nation almost: So that the circumstances of the times, being duly weighed, will plainly convince you, that these promises made touching the perpetual establishment of the kingdom of David, must be far otherwise understood, and that your selves either lye shamefully in the order of your exposition, or else that your own Prophets did prophesy contrary to the trueth.1 Sith therefore one of these two must of necessity be granted, choose which you will, or else discover some way how you may escape out of this Labyrinth. First I suppose no man will condemn the Prophets for liars, for they delivered nothing unto us, but that which by wonderful inspiration they received of the holy ghost, yea, the same also infallibly true, as approved from time to time by the circumstances, and sequel of the time.
Whereby appeareth most euidently, that all those sayings wherein the Prophets haue foretolde of the royaltie of Dauids throne, and of the euerlasting glory therof, must haue a certaine mysticall and spirituall interpretation. For you are not ignorant your selues ⟨image 56⟩of that which happened to that fleshly and worldly estate of this kingdom, and into how narowe streightes & extremities it was forced, when as your citie was besieged and razed by ye Romanes, your Temple consumed with fire, and all things in the citie deuoured, and ransacked, euen to the rooting out of all your nation almost: So that the circumstances of the times, being duly weighed, wil plainely conuince you, that these promises made touching the perpetuall establishment of the kingdome of Dauid, must be farre otherwise vnderstoode, and that your selues either lye shamefully in the order of your exposition, or els that your owne Prophets did prophesie contrary to ye trueth.