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The oppressor destroyed. As it was delivered in a sermon at Pauls Septem. 21.…
The oppressor destroyed. As it was delivered in a sermon at Pauls Septem. 21. 1651. Preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Right worshipful the aldermen and the sheriffs his brethren. It being a sermon in commemoration of the 3d of Sept. on which day it pleased the Lord to vouchsafe a wonderful victory to the Parliaments forces before Worcester, in the total defeat of the enemy, By Joseph Caryl, Minister of the Gospel at Magnus near London-Bridge.The oppressor destroyed. As it was delivered in a sermon at Pauls Septem. 21. 1651. Preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Right worshipfull the aldermen and the sheriffs his brethren. It being a sermon in commemoration of the 3d of Sept. on which day it pleased the Lord to vouchsafe a wonderfull victorie to the Parliaments forces before Worcester, in the total defeat of the enemie, By Joseph Carryl, Minister of the Gospel at Magnus neer London-Bridge.
London: printed by J.B., 1651
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There are two great troublers of our peace, & hinderers of our keeping the precepts of God, The first is, violence of corruption within; the second is, oppression without, In the verse before the Text, David prayeth for help against the former hinderance, namely, the violence of corruption within, Let not any iniquity have dominion over me, he prayeth for help against the latter in the words now read, Deliver me from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
THere are two great troublers of our peace, & hinderers of our keeping the precepts of God, The first is, violence of corruption within; the second is, oppression without, In the verse before the Text, David prayeth for help against the former hinderance, namely, the violence of corruption within, Let not any iniquitie have dominion over mee, hee prayeth for help against the latter in the words now read, Deliver mee from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
First, We have here Davids prayer for deliverance, Deliver me from the oppression of man, oppression is the matter of it.
First, Wee have here Davids prayer for deliverance, Deliver mee from the oppression of man, oppression is the matter of it.