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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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It is of an humane and honest affection, that we sometimes would pleasure other men therewith, our friend•, suing for them. But if Job said to Sophar and his partners, Should you speak wickedly for Gods defence? how 1much less ought we to do unrighteously for the favour of men? And may we not look for the plague, that fell on Eli, if, as he did honour his children above God, so we do our friends? Levi is commended by the holy 2Ghost for saying of his father and of his mother, I look 3not on him; neither doth he acknowledge his brethren, nor know his children: but they observe the word of God, and keep his covenant. All Christians are bound herein to be Levites, regarding neither father, nor mother, son, nor daughter, in respect of God, when his wo•d and covenant 4cometh into question. Wherefore, sith this is a special point thereof, that all the tithes be brought into the storehouse, that in his house there may be meat: we ⟨p. 49⟩should observe and keep it, though with the disfavour of friends whatsoever. And as it behoveth us to do it our selves: so, to wish that others enjoy the blessing with us In which case, the duty that we owe to Kings 5and all […] authority, doth bind us to pray for the high court of Parliament, that by their ordinance the Church may be repaired, and we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. When, Eliasib the Priest 6(the high Priest of the Jews) had made for his kinsman Tobias a great chamber, where they afore time did lay the meat offering, the incense, and the vessels, and the tithes and offerings, appointed for the Levites and Priests: as soon as Neh•mias (the Prince of the people) understood thereof, it grieved him sore. Therefore he cast out the household vessels of Tobias out of the chamber: and brought thither again the vessels of the house of God, the meat offering, and the incense. And perceiving further, that the portions of the Levites were not given them, who therefore were fld each into his land: he reproveth the rulers, & said, why is the house of God forsaken? and ass mbling them he set them in their place again: and all the Jews brought the tithes into the storehouse, to be divided to them. The Pope in the iniquity of his high usurped Prhood over Christians, endowed his kinsmen the makes with tithe and livings, by which aforet the Pastors were maintained.