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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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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.
Thus are the faithfull assured that the Idumeans should be destroyed, notwithstanding all their policy and power, because the Lord had appointed a day, wherein he would dispoile them of their wise & strong men. Which point ought of vs diligently to be regarded, not only in respect of the meanes, whereby but also of the time, when this worke was appointed to bee wrought.
To begin with the day, we be hereby taught, that as all the works of GOD are justice and wisdom, so also that he appointeth wisely and justly the times to ex ecute judgement in. For he punisheth not by and by such as offend, but is long suffering and gentle towards 1sinners, giving time of repentance, that they may know the truth and come to amendment, out of the snare of the Devil. For which purpose he calleth them, by benefits, 2exhortations, threatenings, punishments, and exam ples, as the Prophet setteth out by the •militude of a husbandman; Doth the ploughman plough all the day, and sow? doth he break the clods of his ground when he hath made 3it plain, doth he not then sow? Fitches shall not be threshed. For having threatened, that GOD would destroy them, ⟨p. 65⟩he answereth to such scorners, as despised the long suffering of GOD, showing that sith the husbandman hath divers times for several works, so that he doth not all at once, but first ploweth, then soweth, reapeth, thresheth, and that fitly according to the diversity of the grain and corn, which is by the wisdom which GOD hath given him: in like sort or rather much more, will the Lord, who is perfect wisdom, appoint his time of calling, exhorting, threatening, &c. and when none of these will serve, of mowing and threshing also.