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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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And as the religious professors of the truth have showed, that Church-livings appropriated to others, should in conscience find the Pastors of the Church: so God grant, that they who have the authority may see it with a single eye, and bring it to pass with an upright hand. Martin Bucer (in ahis godly requests & advises presented to King Edward) treating of skilful Pastors to be ordained throughout the realm, saith; that their maintenance ought to be required of them who receive the profits of the parishes by appropriation, or any other way. Bishops bPilkinton (upon Haggai) complaining, that the Pope robbed parishes to feed his Monks, wisheth, that the Gospel may restore that justly, which he took wrongfully away, and gave them yet a right name of impropriations, because they be taken away improperly, and properly belong to the parishes. But what should I mention Bishops and Divines (of whom there have cmany declared the same mind,) when as Master dLambard, a gentleman & Lawyer, speaking of a Kentish Benefice converted to an appropriation, doth censure it with these words: One (amongst many) of those monstrous births of covetousness, begotten by the man of Rome in the dark night of superstition, and ⟨p. 47⟩yet suffered to live in this day light of the gospel, to the great hinderance of learning, the impoverishment of the ministry, and the infamy of our profession. Hard may this seem to such as have the livings: and some peradventure will say of these speeches, The land cannot bear them. But it is harder to suffer the land to stand in those 5terms, in which God saith to Judah: Ye are cursed with 6a curse, for that ye spoil me, even the whole nation. And if heathen men. Philaeni, Codrus, Curtius, have given their lives to benefit their country with a temporal blessing, and that uncertain too: what should Christians do to draw that blessing on it, which he, who cannot lie, doth promise? Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now