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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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Now seeing unless we pass through the wilderness we cannot enter into Canaan: we must be content to bear whatsoever affliction is therein. But if we murmur and rebel, he hath sworn in his wrath, that we shall not enter into his rest. So hard a thing is it, nay so impossible, to enter heaven, but through many tribulations.
Now seeing vnlesse we passe through the wildernes we cannot enter into Canaan: wee must be content to beare whatsoever affliction is therein. But if we murmure and rebell, he hath sworne in his wrath, that we shall not enter into his rest. So hard a thing is it, nay so impossible, to enter heaven, but through many tribulations.
If any man will come after me, saith our Saviour, let him take up his cross daily, and follow me. The death of the cross was not only most grievous, but most shame full also, and so much the more, for that such as were to be handled most despitefully were put to carry their cross themselves; for they had favour showed them, who had others to help: yet were not this worst, if they were to do it but once, or to die but once, but when we are commanded to do it daily, it is a sore matter: yet must those that will follow Christ be content to do it, to bear all affliction even most grievous and shameful, even the cross. For Christian mens life is death, and that daily: that they may say with the Church, for thy sake are we killed daily, not the whole day only, but every day. Christ Jesus the Son of GOD, who thought it not robbery to be like unto God, was content for our sake to endure all miseries, even the death of the cross, with all the indignities, that Edom put Judah unto. For they in the day of his affliction stood staring & looking upon him, they rejoiced against him, those goods he had they took and divided amongst them: Lastly they put him to a most villainous death, as himself had before showed ⟨p. 94⟩by David a figure of him. I am become a stranger to my brethren, an alien to my mothers children. They stood staring and looking on me, they gave me gall, &c: all that look on me have me in derision, &c: dogs have compassed me a bout, &c: they part my garments amongst them, and cast lots on my vesture, they pierced my hands and feet, &c: For albeit, that some of these things were performed against our Saviour by the heathen: yet were both Pilate & the soldiers but ministers of the Jews his brethren, who were they, that sought for him, betrayed him, delivered, accused him of treason, and that cried out against him, crufie him, &c.