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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 Prophet hitherto set down first the certainty of the destruction of the Idumeans, and then laid before them the grievousness of the same: cometh now to this point, which ensueth, which implieth both the former: show ing that all their confederates and friends, such as were nearest unto them should join together utterly to destroy them. Which circumstance as it argueth, that they should certainly come to ruin, and that no hope remained, that they should be delivered from it seeing such as they hoped, should help them from it, should be prepared to bring them to it▪ so doth it amplify the bitterness of it. David con plaineth grievously that his familiar friend, who went with him into the house of God, whom he trusted, and ⟨p. 53⟩1who did eat of his bread, that such a one […] […] his heel against him. If an enemy ha• do• […] that […] shonor, he saith he could have borne it. Caesar contained 2himself when the rest of the Senate stro•ke him wi•h their penknives: but when Br•us •ote him he •d. •t tu quo• […] fil•! Even so is the […] of this […] […] 3ction herein declared, that it should be wrought […] their friends and confederates. All thy confederates […]. The same thing also in effect is repeated & […] […] vers ways to lay it deeper in their hearts, and to put them the better in mind thereof. For they that were in league with them, are called their confederates The men that were at pea•e with them, they that eat their bread; & their ruin signified, when it is said, have driven thee to the borders, have deceived thee, prevailed against thee, laid a wound under thee. All which is set out after the Prophets manner, when he saith, have driven have deceived, &c. when he meaneth that they should, for that it should so surely come to pass, as though it were done already. The means is said to be by fraud & gule, when it is said, they shall deceive thee, &c: whereunto is also added, to make up the mischief, that this treacherous dealing should be so crafty, that they should not espy, much less prevent it: When it is said, there is no understanding in him. Whereof he also speaketh more at large in the next verse saying, shall not I that day saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men cut of Edom?