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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 meaning then is this, that though they endured for a while many and sundry miseries, yet should their enemies feel far greater: for it is said of the godly, that they should drink on his holy mountain. But the heathen continually: implying that they should abide this punishment for a time, but the enemies forever. Again, that they should drink, but the other, should drink and swallow up, and be as though they had not been. Which difference is yet more fully declared by Jeremiah, Take a cup—stagger—wax mad, vomit—yet 1of the Jews which were carried captive to Babylon he saith, that after 70 years they should be delivered.
The meaning then is this, that though they endured for a while many and sundry miseries, yet should their enimies feele far greater: for it is said of the godly, that they should drinke on his holy mountaine. But the heathen continually: implying that they should abide this punishment for a time, but the enimies forever. Againe, that they should drinke, but the other, should drinke and swallow vp, and bee as though they had not beene. Which difference is yet more fully declared by Ieremie, Take a cup—stagger—wax mad, vomit—yet 1of the Iewes which were carried captiue to Babylon he saith, that after 70 yeares they should be delivered.
We are to note that sundry temporal things in the old Testament, are shadows of things eternal. Noah his ark which was borne up by the waters, signified the Church, borne up and saved by that which baptism representeth; the punishment of Sodom figured the eternal fire. The land of Canaan whereinto Joshua brought the Israelites, was a sign of the kingdom of heaven, whereunto we are brought through the wilderness of this life by Jesus Christ. So this chastisement for the time of his children, and continual drinking of the ungodly, are figures of the short correction,