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The prophecy of Obadiah opened and applied in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached…The prophecie of Obadiah opened and applyed in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached…
The prophecy of Obadiah opened and applied in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached at All-Hallows and St Mary's in Oxford by that famous and judicious divine John Rainolds D. of Divinity and late president of Corp. Chr. Coll. Published for the honour and use of that famous University, and for the benefit of the churches of Christ abroad in the country, by W.H.The prophecie of Obadiah opened and applyed in sundry learned and gracious sermons preached at All-Hallowes and St Maries in Oxford by that famous and iudicious divine Iohn Rainolds D. of Divinity and late president of Corp. Chr. Coll. Published for the honour and vse of that famous Vniversity, and for the benefit of the churches of Christ abroad in the country, by W.H.
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1613
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The Hebrew word used in this place signifieth any wrong done by force and injury; and so for the agreement 1of Simeon and Levi in that cruel murder of the Sichemites, it is said that the Instruments of cruelty were in their habitations. Sometimes also it is used for such 2wrong as is done by fraud and subtlety, as when false witnesses are called witnesses of cruelty or cruel witnesses. 3In this place it is taken for both: for they are accused of cruelty not only for that they entered into the g•te in the day of destruction, laid hand on their substance, stood in cross ways to cut of them that should escape, but also for that they helped them not, but looked on their affliction, and rejoiced at it. Whereby we are taught to withhold both our hands and hearts from all kind of cruelty, whether it be wrought by force or fraud, neither to have any by deeds, nor by affection, and that we are not to suffer any to be harmed, whom we may rescue and deliver. Which is a lesson for us to be learned and practised towards all men. For GOD created man in his own Image, standing in perfect righteousness, which although by the sin of Adam it be defaced, yet is 4this Image remaining in some part, and very notable monuments thereof as yet remain even in the most corrupt: whereupon the heathen, by the light of nature, gathered, that because of that conjunction of men in humanity, they were one to love another, and detest all 5cruelty; whence those general laws of courtesy arose, to show the way to him that wandereth, to suffer another to light at our candle, not to debar any of our water stream•, to help with our counsel, such as needed it. ⟨p. 77⟩And so we see the Samaritan finding the wounded per 6son (though likely a Jew, who were because of their religion so great enemies, that they would neither eat nor talk, nor have any familiarity one with another) yet moved with natural affection, when he saw him he had compassion on him, and went to him, bound up his wounds, poured in oil and wine, put him on his own beast, brought him to an Inn and made provision for him. Which duty, that it bindeth all by the general law, which is, love thy neighbour as thy self, our Saviour showeth, when hereupon he willeth the Scribe to whom he telleth this hi