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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 our Saviour showeth, that he is the vine, we the branches, his father the husbandman, so that each branch though he be in the outward bark fastened to the vine yet if he bring not forth fruit, he is cut off, and cast into the fire. It profitteth him nothing to have been in the vine, if he be fruitless. But if these speeches of Enoch, Jude, Paul, and our Saviour do the less touch us, because they be far of, and so we pamper our selves, esteeming the pleasures of sin for a season, greater treasures then the kingdom of heaven: let us consider the next point.
But our Saviour sheweth, that hee is the vine, wee the branches, his father the husbandman, so that each branch though he be in the outward barke fastned to the vine yet if he bring not forth fruit, hee is cut off, and cast into the fire. It profitteth him nothing to haue beene in the vine, if he be fruitlesse. But if these speeches of Enoch, Iude, Paul, and our Saviour doe the lesse touch vs, because they be farre of, and so wee pamper our selues, esteeming the pleasures of sinne for a season, greater treasures then the kingdome of heaven: let vs consider the next point.
2 That is, near. When Jonah sent to the Ninevites cried in their streets, yet 40 days and Nineveh shall be destroyed, the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest of them unto ⟨p. 110⟩the least. I have not the function of Jonah, but the commission of John Baptist, to tell you that even now the axe is laid to the root of the tree, and every tree that bringeth 1not forth good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. How near or far of, it is to every one can I not tell, yet I am certain, that seeing the axe is even now laid to the root, that it is not long to any. Wherefore while it is yet called to day, let us not harden our hearts; while it is light, let us walk in the light; while it is day, let us work; the night cometh where in we shall not work, & before