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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 Church of God therefore, that is, all the godly ⟨p. 123⟩shall be delivered, the enemies from whom, their sins, the chains and bands, from which they shall be loosed, are the pains and torments due unto sin. These cords are loosed, when we believe and embrace the Gospel, wherein Christ Jesus is preached unto us, who saveth us from our sins, and from the consequents of our sins: and as they who were carried away captives, returned to their possessions, who were content to receive the proclamation of Cyrus; so all such as upon the proclamation of Christs Gospel, receive and embrace the same, are most sure to be delivered. This deliverance is to return back from Babylon to Jerusalem, that is, from the captivity and slavery of this world, to the kingdom of heaven.
The Church of God therefore, that is, all the godly ⟨p. 123⟩shall be delivered, the enimies from whom, their sins, the chaines and bands, from which they shall bee loosed, are the paines and torments due vnto sinne. These cords are loosed, when wee beleeue and embrace the Gospell, wherein Christ Iesus is preached vnto vs, who saveth vs from our sinnes, and from the consequents of our sinnes: and as they who were caried away captiues, returned to their possessions, who were content to receiue the proclamation of Cyrus; so all such as vpon the proclamation of Christs Gospell, receiue and embrace the same, are most sure to be delivered. This deliverance is to returne back from Babylon to Ierusalem, that is, from the captivitie and slaverie of this world, to the kingdome of heaven.
In those, which are thus to be delivered there is required holiness of life. For so also it is said in the gospel, that we are delivered from our sins to serve God in holiness, &c. and it shall be well, saith the Prophet, but to whom? to the just and holy, not the wicked & profane: to such as are careful to perform their duty towards GOD and man, to such as sanctify the Lord in their soul and body. There is a book of remembrance written