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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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Welwillers cannot look on our miseries, or abide to see them, for grief and sorrow. As we read of Hagar the mother of Ismael, that, when her son was like to die for want of water, she cast the child under the tree, and went and sate over against him a far off, for she said, I will not see the death of the child. But here the evil will, that the Idumeans bore, appeareth, and the 1harm they wished them, in that they rejoiced to look upon the affliction of their brethren.
Welwillers cannot looke on our miseries, or abide to see them, for griefe and sorrow. As we read of Agar the mother of Ismael, that, whē her sonne was like to die for want of water, shee cast the child vnder the tree, and went and sate over against him a far off, for she said, I will not see the death of the child. But here the evill wil, that the Idumeans bore, appeareth, and the 1harme they wished them, in that they reioiced to looke vpon the affliction of their brethren.
Neither could they keep this evil will within them, but they uttered it in their speech, speaking proudly ⟨p. 91⟩against them, or as it is in the Hebrew, making their 1mouth great or wide. Which here being plainly set down is by others elsewhere more plainly opened, 2when they cried, raze it, raze it, even to the foundations; 3