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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.
My meaning is therefore, that, the rents reserved, we should allow the rest of the livings to Pastors: which I speak not so much for those that publicly our University hath, to be let by Convocation, whereof the greater part hath showed well already them selves to be of this mind: as for those that privately belong to our Colleges, to be let by the heads thereof and the fellows.
My meaning is therefore, that, the rents reserued, we should allowe the rest of the liuinges to Pastors: which I speake not so much for those that publikely our Uniuersitie hath, to be let by Conuocation, whereof the greater part hath shewed well already them selues to bee of this minde: as for those that priuately belong to our Colleges, to be lett by the heades thereof and the fellowes.
It is of an humane and honest affection, ⟨p. 32⟩that we sometimes would pleasure other men therewith, our friends, suing for them. But if Job said to Sophar & his partners sShould you speak wickedly for Gods defence? how much less ought we to do unrighteously for the favour of men? And may we not look for the plague that fell on Eli, if, as he did thonour his children above God, so we do our friends▪ Levi is commended by the holy Ghost for usaying of his father and of his mother, I look not on him; neither doth he acknowledge his brethren, nor know his children: but they observe the word of God, and keep his covenant All Christians are bound herein to be Levites, xregarding neither father, nor mother, son, nor daughter, in respect of God, when his word and covenant cometh into question. Wherefore, sith this is a special point thereof, that all the tithes be brought into the storehouse, that in his house there may be meat: we should observe and keep it, though with the disfavour of friends whatsoever. And as it behoveth us to do it our selves: so, to wish that others enjoy the blessing with us. In which case, the duty that we owe to