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 particular judgement of the wicked, as it was then said to be near, so may we say that of all such it is so now. For though there were no more but the general administration of things on the earth, we are thereby sufficiently taught, that man which is borne of a woma, hath but a short time to live, &c. which if it may be truly affirmed of all men, then how much more of the wicked, which shall not live out half their days. Who thought that Senna cherib in all his power should have been murdered of his own children in the temple of his own Gods? who would have believed that Belshazzar in the middest of his banquet should have received his sentence of destruction, and so suddenly to be slain by the conspiracy of his subjects. The rich man whose land was very fruitful, even then when he bad his soul take her rest, had her taken from him. There is none of us hath greater Charter of his life then Sennacherib, Belshazzar, or the Rich man. Sith that each particular ⟨p. 112⟩mans judgement cannot be far of, and may be very near; for the old cannot live long, the young may die very quickly. Let us remember to abstain from such sins, which then shall be revealed to the confusion of those, that have committed them. Let us not flatter our selves with long days, hoping the punishment shall be deferred, least that befall us, which is reported of the young man, in the 7. of the Proverbs, whom the har• with her craft caused to yield, telling him, that her husband was not at home, but was gone a far journey: so he was enticed with her flattering lips, & followed her straight ways, as an ox that goeth to the slaughter, and as one fettered to the instruction of fools, till a dart struck through his liver.

The particular iudgement of the wicked, as it was then said to be neere, so may we say that of al such it is so now. For though there were no more but the generall administration of things on the earth, wee are thereby sufficiently taught, that man which is borne of a woma, hath but a short time to liue, &c. which if it may be truely affirmed of all men, then how much more of the wicked, which shal not liue out halfe their days. Who thought that Sena cherib in all his power should haue beene murthered of his owne children in the temple of his owne Gods? who would haue beleeved that Baltasar in the middest of his banquet should haue receiued his sentence of destruction, and so suddainely to be slaine by the conspiracie of his subiects. The rich man whose land was very fruitfull, even then when he bad his soule take her rest, had her taken from him. There is none of vs hath greater Charter of his life then Senacherib, Baltasar, or the Rich man. Sith that each particular