_Eisell_ (Vol. iii., pp. 66. 397.).--I am not aware that the following
passage has been quoted by any of the disputants in the late "Eisell"
controversy. It occurs in Jewel's _Controversy with Harding_, pp. 651-2.
of vol. ii. of the Parker Society's edition of Jewel's works.
"A Christian man removeth his household, and, having there an
image of Christ, equal unto him in length, and breadth, and all
proportion, by forgetfulness leaveth it there in a secret place
behind him. A Jew after him inhabiteth the same house a long
while, and seeth it not; another strange Jew, sitting there at
dinner, immediately espieth it standing open against a wall....
Afterward the priests and rulers of the Jews come together, and
abuse it with all villany. They crown it with a thorn, make it
drink _esel_ and gall, and stick it to the heart with a spear. Out
issueth blood in great quantity, the powers of Heaven are shaken;
the sun is darkened; the moon loseth her light."