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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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Against which peevish exposition we need not say much: only we may note, that it cannot stand with the circumstances of the text. For when it is said this host, it is evident that he spoke of his own time, that is, of such as presently were here carried into captivity. 2. Zarephath is elsewhere in Scripture, 1. King. 17. Gen. 10. set down for the border of—as for that which they allege out of a tradition, that with them the names signify these countries—so deserve they to be blinded that believe such dreams. For they say that when Joshua expelled the Canaanites, many of them fled into Germany, whereas in the 1. 2. 3. of Judges, it is said of such as were not slain, that they remained in this and that tribe. 3. Where here the Prophet speaketh of Judah and Jerusalem, as of two distinct parts, it is manifest that Titus only led away them of Jerusalem. For the Israelites after their captivity by Salmanasar were never restored. 4. Where they add that Zepharad being a proper name cometh near to the name wherewith they call Spain, it is plain that although the Chaldee Paraphrast expoundeth it as a proper name, yet is not the name of Spain, and it might be the name of some place then known, that now is not. But the Hebrew word may be taken for a common name, signifying as much as a bond or limit of dominion, being made of ⟨p. 133⟩two words, which have that signification. But these be like the dreams of their Ancestors, of the sitting at the right and left hand in the kingdom, and of the Chiliasts, and Mahomet, whose bliss they say shall be to 1pamper up their bellies, &c. But the Prophet meant spiritual blessings, the joy of the faithful in the service of GOD, and glory of the Saints: which was begun by Christ at his first coming, is continued by his servants till his latter coming, which shall be then perfected. John saw scaled, not only of the twelve tribes, 2but of all tongues. A point to rejoice in. as 13. Acts, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. By 3this means the true Israelites are admitted to partake of the twelve tribes, and of those trees that grow on both