A10338:96
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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Some translations, have every one of the mount of ⟨p. 64⟩1Esau, but sith the Hebrew word [Greek or Hebrew], signifieth a valiant man, differing from [Greek or Hebrew], as vir doth from homo, and [Greek or Hebrew] from [Greek or Hebrew]; I take it here to be so understood, that as in the former verse he showed he would destroy the wise men of Edom, and understanding from the mount of Esau, so in this verse, he saith, that the strong men of Teman should be afraid, and the valiant of the mount of Esau should be cut of by slaughter.
Some translations, haue every one of the mount of ⟨p. 64⟩1Esau, but sith the Hebrew word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, signifieth a valiant man, differing from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as vir doth from homo, and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 frō 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; I take it here to be so vnderstood, that as in the former verse hee shewed he would destroy the wisemen of Edom, and vnderstanding from the mount of Esau, so in this verse, he saith, that the strong men of Teman should be afraid, and the valiant of the mount of Esau should be cut of by slaughter.
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Thus are the faithful assured that the Idumeans should be destroyed, notwithstanding all their policy and power, because the Lord had appointed a day, wherein he would despoil them of their wise & strong men. Which point ought of us diligently to be regarded, not only in respect of the means, whereby but also of the time, when this work was appointed to be wrought.