A10338:87
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The difference therefore in this point betwixt the wicked, and the godly, is 1 in the cause, 2 in the comfort.
1 In respect of the cause; the wicked & ungodly are worthily so served, making their confederacy in worldly respects: but the godly unworthily; so that David justly protesteth, If this wickedness be in my hand, &c. yea, if I have not delivered him, that without any cause was mine enemy, &c.
1 In respect of the cause; the wicked & vngodly are worthily so served, making their confederacie in world ly respects: but the godly vnworthily; so that David iustly protesteth, If this wickednesse bee in my hand, &c. yea, if I haue not deliuered him, that without any cause was mine enemie, &c.
2 In respect of comfort; for that the wicked, when they be so entreated of their friends, have no manner of succour, or ease, which they can betake themselves unto: whereas the godly in this case fly to the Lord, whom they find to be a sure rock, and certain defence, when the help of man faileth, and is set against them, as David being persecuted by Absalom, crieth out how are my adversaries increased? how many rise up 1against me but thou Lord art a buckler for me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. Wherefore trusting in the ⟨p. 58⟩assured confidence, & invincibleness of the Almighty, he feareth not, though ten thousand had set themselves against him. This therefore bringeth a terror to the wicked, when they be forsaken of their friends, & have nothing to trust in, but their wickedness: but a notable comfort is it to the godly, when continuing in their goodness, they have the Lord always to be at their side. So the wicked dare look for no help of the Lord, but the godly are full of the consolation of the holy spirit. So that the wicked may say, if our friends be against us, who shall be with us? but the godly may say,