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A sermon upon part of the prophecy of Obadiah touching the destruction, as of…A sermon vpon part of the prophesie of Obadiah touching the destruction, as of…
A sermon upon part of the prophecy of Obadiah touching the destruction, as of Idumæans, so of Papists; and means whereby it must be wrought: preached at Saint Mary's in Oxford by John Rainoldes, on the 28. of October last. 1584.A sermon vpon part of the prophesie of Obadiah touching the destruction, as of Idumæans, so of Papists; and meanes whereby it must be wrought: preached at Saint Maries in Oxford by Iohn Rainoldes, on the 28. of October last. 1584.
London? : Thomas Dawson, Printed. 1584
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.
But I would to God these nurseries of Pastors & Teachers of the Church, were husbanded in such sort to the Lords advantage, ⟨p. 24⟩that we need not fear his sentence of that vineyard, 1m that he will let it out to other husbandmen. Then should not so many raw untrained soldiers receive the Lords pay, who do him small service in the day of battle. And yet there were less cause to complain hereof, if they, who be trained, were procured to serve him. But the imprest money & wages due to them, the livings (I mean) appointed for their maintenance, are so impaired & minished: that, being not able therewith to find themselves in soldierlike state, they refuse the calling; or if they undertake it, they are distracted from it, with cares how to supply their need. Whereby it cometh to pass that, 2n yt Levites flying each into his land for lack of their portions, the house of God is forsaken. And to fill their rooms, others are taken, who will be hired for least: not according to the Proverb, Best is best cheap; but to the common practise, Best cheap is best. Who though not to serve the calves of Dan and Bethel, yet are made Priests, as those by Jeroboam o 3of pieces of the people, not of the sons of Levi. Who, if they had the grace, p 4should say, I am no Prophet, I am a husbandman: and return to that trade which their friends have taught them. ⟨p. 25⟩Who are not endued with necessary gifts for the prophets duty: and therefore, howsoever men have called them to it, God hath not called them. For, whom God calleth unto any function, them endueth he with gifts to perform it: as qBezaleel, to make his tabernacle: rJeremiah, to do his message; s