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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 thoughts and affections of mans heart are so corrupt & froward, that he is seldom by commandment restrained from evil, unless there be adjoined to the breach of the commandment, some punishment. Neither are we always moved therewith all, especially if we know or be persuaded that, that which is threatened be far of. For it befalleth very often, that the pleasant lust and pleasure of sin for a season, overweyeth the fear, which we should conceive of the punishment which is yet to come, according to that of the wise man. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart 1of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil. The Prophet weighing this, thought it a small thing to ⟨p. 105⟩teach us, by the wickedness of the Idumeans, that we should fall after the same manner of sin, & therefore putteth us also in mind of the punishment which was to light on the ungodly. Which also he doth the rather to comfort the godly; for so grievous are the calamities, which for the present time, the best are both to see and feel, that unless they went into the sanctuary of the LORD to see the end of these men, whom GOD hath set in slippery places, it must needs fall out, that their feet should slip, and their goings slide. Wherefore 2to raise up the spirit which striveth against the flesh, and to beat down the flesh which fighteth against the spirit, the Lord saith by the Prophet, for the day, &c.
THE thoughts and affections of mans heart are so corrupt & froward, that he is seldome by commaundement restrained from evill, vnlesse there bee adioined to the breach of the commaundement, somepunishment. Neither are we alwaies moved therwith all, especially if we know or bee perswaded that, that which is threatned be farre of. For it befalleth very often, that the pleasant lust and pleasure of sinne for a season, overweyeth the feare, which wee should conceiue of the punishment which is yet to come, according to that of the wise man. Because sentence against an evill worke is not executed speedily, therefore the heart 1of the children of men is fully set in them to doe evill. The Prophet waying this, thought it a small thing to