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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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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.
For answer to this: David did not indent with God, and say, if God would not deliver him, then he would not keep his Precepts; this was far from Davids thoughts. Thus much for the explication of the Text, Deliver me from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy Precepts.
For answer to this: David did not indent with God, and say, if God would not deliver him, then he would not keepe his Precepts; this was farre from Davids thoughts. Thus much for the explication of the Text, Deliver me from the oppression of man, so will I keepe thy Precepts.
There are several Observations that arise from the words.
There are severall Observations that arise from the words.
Doct. 1. Observe, that in all Ages there hath bin among men, oppressors of men: David found oppression in his time; yea, oppression was much elder ⟨p. 6⟩then David, it is as old as the World: as soon as there could be oppression, oppression appeared, Cain oppressed Abel: in the Age after the Flood, there you read of great oppression; Nimrod was a mighty Hunter before the Lord, he was the Patron of oppressors, Gen. 10. 89. There is a notable oppression upon Record, Jer. which stands to this day against Jerusalem, a City of God, a place where the people of God did dwell, and yet you shall find oppression there, yea, nothing but oppression; she is wholly oppressed, some render it; Tota ipsa, shee is all oppressed; and saith the Text, Oppression is in the midst of her, in interiori: it is not here to be meant locally, as if oppression were only in the midst of the City; but in the midst of her as there is a middle in her heart, in her soul; oppression in her very spirits. As there is a spirit in man which lusteth to envy,