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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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So that if our hearts be open to all manner of ungodly thoughts, and wicked lusts, our tongues prepared to unrighteous speech, out hands set to rob, whether it be the goods of private or public persons, if we kill not the bodies but the souls of men, let us learn this lesson, and dread this severe punishment. For the wrath of God for such things cometh on the children of unbelief. For such things, saith the Apostle, not only for the same. Enoch prophesied of such, saying behold the Lord cometh with thousands of his Saints, 1to give judgement against all men, and to rebuke all the ungodly among them of all their wicked deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all of their cruel speakings which wicked sinners have spoken against him. The Lord will come to judge the wicked for their deeds, for their cruel speaking, and for their thoughts the fountain and spring thereof. This was prophesied by Enoch before the flood and then performed: Jude applieth it as spoken against all the wicked. Paul useth this 2execration, If any love not the Lord Jesus, let him be accursed Maran—atha. The Syriac words signify, the Lord cometh, and are the first words of that prophecy of Enoch, a denouncing of that severe punishment, which shall come on the head of all sinners, as certainly, as the Lord shall come to judgement. Here that we deceive not our selves in judging of this love to Christ ⟨p. 109⟩our Saviour hath set down a ready note to discern it by. If ye love me, keep my commandments. I come not to the particular note of Pastors, which our Saviour hath laid down to be this, If thou love me feed my sheep. if thou love me feed &c. so earnest, so tender, so careful a charge noted in this repetition, would be deeply considered of them that are in that place, if there be any love in them: if there be not, then I pronounce not this curse against Non residents, but Saint Paul doth; If any man love not the Lord Jesus (as these do not, which feed not the lambs and sheep of Christ) let them be accursed Maran•atha. Here also all hypocritical Christians, are warned to consider their ways: which content themselves with an outward profession, and think themselves safe while they remain in the visible Church.