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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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One point, which we are to mark for our instruction, is the ground, which the Prophet layeth for our faith, whereon the Church of God must rest, which is this. Thus saith the Lord. Which doctrine is first necessary for such, as are teachers in the Church, that the words, which they must teach, must be words of the Lord, that as Peter commandeth, who so speaketh, may 1speak as the words of GOD And then is it needful for t•e hearers, that they beware how they receive any thing for the ground of faith, but this word: Nothing for assurance of building but this rock. He is like to a wise man 2that built his house on a rock, who heareth the words of Christ, and keepeth them, and one is our master even he And for the teachers, go and teach those things whi•h I have spoken. This is Christ his lesson both to ⟨p. 6⟩3hearer, and teacher, and his promise we see is tied only to this word. This is the ground whereon we must 4build the house that must not be shaken, & this is the food of life, whereby the children of God must be fed. What ever ground of Fathers decrees, traditions, coū cels, or ought else, […] it is but •and, which will not hold our building; only hereto we must stick, this must be our only Rock and stay.
One point, which wee are to marke for our instruction, is the ground, which the Prophet layeth for our faith, whereon the Church of God must rest, which is this. Thus saith the Lord. Which doctrine is first necessary for such, as are teachers in the Church, that the words, which they must teach, must bee wordes of the Lord, that as Peter commandeth, who so speaketh, may 1speake as the words of GOD And thē is it needful for t•e hearers, that they beware how they receaue any thing for the ground of faith, but this word: Nothing for assurance of building but this rocke. He is like to a wise man