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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.
Josiah, hin them eighth year of his reign, began to seek the God of his father David; & in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the graven images, and the molten; and in ithe eighteenth year he sent Saphan and others, to repair the ⟨p. 28⟩house of the Lord his God. Reformations of disorders cannot be made all at once: chiefly, when the Church hath of long time been overgrown with them, as then it had under idolatry, and hath with us under Popery. King Henry the eight, a Prince of noble memory, began to set forth the holy word of God. And his son, (another Josiah, had he lived) began to purge England from Images, and Masses, and Massing-altars, and superstitions. I doubt not but our gracious Queen and sovereign Lady desireth in the steppes of her father and brother, to add this unto them, that workmen be maintained for repairing of the Church. But it lieth not in her Highness alone to bring it to effect▪ the Lords and the Commons have a stroke in it. Wherefore, seeing now a Parliament is summoned to be held shortly: let us desire God in humbleness of spirit to incline their hearts, that, although it be with loss of some part of their own commodities, yet they will follow3 k the zeal of the Israelites for the tabernacle of assembly. And as the religious professors of the truth have showed that Church livings appropriated to others, should in con science find the Pastors of the Church: so God grant that they who have the authority ⟨p. 29⟩may see it with a single eye, and bring it to pass with an upright hand. Martin Bucer (in lhis godly requests and advises presented to King Edward) treating of skilful Pastors to be ordained throughout the realm, saith; that their maintenance ought to be required of them who receive the profits of the parishes by appropriation, or any other way. Bishop m