Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

Finally, when a great company, which were busy in the work, did the same night remain or take their rest in a certain porch or gallery near to the new begun city & temple, the whole building and roof thereof falling down on a sudden, slue all the number that were within y• reach thereof. In the morning, they which remained alive ran together, to seek every man for his friend, among them that were slain by the ruinous building: and when those terrors could do no good, nor turn them from their purpose, then suddenly out of the trenches, foundations, and storehouses hard by, where their tools and other necessaries lay, there sprang forth a fearful fire, which burnt many that urged the work, and compelled the rest to take their heels. For in that one day it brake forth sundry times, and so at last repressed the stubborn rashness of that stiffnecked people. And for because these things should not be thought to have happened casually or at adventures, the night before and y• night following, there appeared in the sky a bright or glistering sign of the Cross, & the garments of the Jews were filled over we crosses, not bright, but black, which could not be rid away or wiped out by any pains taking or manner of means. They therefore in spite of their teeth and full sore against their wills being compelled with those horrible terrors, fearful judgements, and bitter plagues of Christ our Lord, forsook the place, and fled every man to his house, leaving the work undone, and openly confessing that Jesus Christ whom their forefathers had crucified, is a most mighty God, howsoever Julian, with Pharaoh, and the chief of the Jews did persevere still in their disloyalty and despiteful blasphemy against him and his holy Church.

Finally, when a great cō panie, which were busie in the worke, did the same nighte remaine or take their rest in a certeine porch or galerie néere to the new begonne citie & temple, the whole building and roofe therof falling downe on a soudeine, slue al the number that were within y• reach thereof. In the morning, they whiche remained aliue ran together, to séeke euery man for his frend, among them that were slaine by the ruinous building: and when those terrours could do no good, nor turne them from their purpose, then soudenly out of the trenches, foundations, and stoarchouses hard by, where their tooles and other necessaries lay, there sprange foorth a fearefull fire, which burnt many that vrged the worke, and compelled ye rest to take their héeles. For in that one day it brake forth sundry times, and so at last repressed the stubborne rashenesse of that stiffnecked people. And for because these thinges should not be thought to haue happened casually or at aduentures, the night before and y night following, there appeared in the skie a bright or glistering signe of the Crosse, & the garments of the Iewes were filled ouer we crosses, not bright, but blacke, which could not be ridd away or wiped out by any paines taking or maner of meanes. They therfore in spite of their téeth and full sore against their wills being compelled with those horrible terrours, fearefull iudgementes, and bitter plagues of Christ our Lord, forsoke the place, and fledd euery man to his house, leauing the worke vndone, and openly confessing that Iesus Christ whō their forefathers had crucified, is a most mightie God, howsoeuer Iulian, with Pharao, and the chiefe of the Iewes did perseauer still in their disloyaltie and despiteful blasphemie against him and his holy Church.