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Heretofore, whereas one followed God a thousand followed Baal, but now kings & ⟨p. 57⟩Princes lift up their heads, desiring Christ to reign with them and in them. Heretofore we made our selves like the wounded man, we were spoiled, we were stripped naked, and we were bathed in our blood, being full of wounds, but now Christ hath furnished us, he hath washed us, he hath clothed us, & we are now become true Israelites: we which were the vile and wild olives, he hath grafted up upon the true olive, and planted us in a fruitful soil. And what cause can we show for this but only mercy? For heretofore we were called foolish, but the Lord hath made us wise according to the wisdom of God in these days by his spirit: but if you deserve to be called the foolish nation again, then ye are most unhappy and most cursed. So now we have heard that the Lord doth reveal all his counsels unto his Prophets, and how the glory of Israel is now revealed to be the light of the Gentiles. And you have heard the cause why: because the Jews rejected their own salvation. You have heard that the cause was only his mercy & his love, because mercy can not contain it self within Jerusalem.

Heretofore, whereas one followed God a thousand folowed Baall, but now kings & ⟨p. 57⟩Princes lift vp their heads, desiring Christ to raigne with them and in them. Heretofore we made our selues like the wounded man, we were spoyled, we were stript naked, and we were bathed in our bloud, being full of wounds, but now Christ hath furnished vs, he hath washed vs, he hath clothed vs, & we are now become true Israelites: we which were the vile and wild oliues, he hath grafted vp vpon the true oliue, and planted vs in a frutefull soile. And what cause can we shew for this but onely mercie? For heretofore we were called foolish, but the Lord hath made vs wise according to the wisedome of God in these dayes by his spirit: but if you deserue to be called the foolish nation again, then ye are most vnhappie and most cursed. So now we haue heard that the Lord doth •eueale all his counsels vnto his Prophets, and how the glory of Israell is now reuealed to be the light of the Gentiles. And you haue heard the cause why: because the Jewes reiected their owne saluation. You haue heard that the cause was onely his mercie & his loue, because mercy can not containe it selfe within Ierusalem.