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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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But as for the latter, which is to rejoice at the adversity of others, it is not so incident to the heart, which is sprinkled with any drop of grace; because that even naturally, we pity such as be in misery. Howbeit, if there be any such among us, let him remember what the wise man saith; That he who rejoiceth at the harm of another, shall not himself escape unpunished. The ⟨p. 99⟩sum is this, that we look to our heart the fountain of these affections, and purify it. The heart, as the Philosophers say, in natural generation is first framed, and in spiritual regeneration it is first formed. Wherefore we are first to look that it be pure. For what the heart conceiveth, that the tongue uttereth, and what the tongue speaketh, the hand practiseth.
But as for the latter, which is to reioice at the adversitie of others, it is not so incident to the heart, which is sprinckled with any drop of grace; because that evē naturally, we pitie such as be in miserie. Howbeit, if there be any such among vs, let him remember what the wise man saith; That he who reioiceth at the harme of another, shal not himselfe escape vnpunished. The ⟨p. 99⟩summe is this, that we look to our heart the fountaine of these affections, and purifie it. The heart, as the Philosophers saie, in naturall generation is first framed, and in spiritual regeneration it is first formed. Wherefore we are first to looke that it be pure. For what the heart conceiveth, that the tongue vttereth, and what the tongue speaketh, the hand practiseth.
2 The second thing is, that we speak not against our brethren, Neither exhorting the enemies. scoffing and deriding our brethren, as 1the Idumeans. To exhort men to do evil, I hope we may learn how deer it will cost us by the example of the Jews; who exhorting the Romans to slay our Saviour, and being admonished of the great wickedness, answered, his blood be upon us & on our children, & so it was indeed. But how sore it was upon them the noble history of Jerusalems destruction, which followed within the con pass