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An ark against a delugeAn arke against a deluge
An ark against a deluge: or, Safety in dangerous times. Discovered in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons, at their late extraordinary fast, October 22. 1644. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity, and pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of the said House.An arke against a deluge: or, Safety in dangerous times. Discovered in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons, at their late extraordinary fast, October 22. 1644. / By Obadiah Sedgwicke, Batchelour in Divinity, and pastour of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of the said House.
London: printed by J. Raworth for Samuel Gellibrand, 1644
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Agag comes forth delicately (as the Scripture stiles it) and confidently too; Surely (saith he) the bitterness of death is past: and presently he is hewed in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal, 1 Sam 15. 32, 33.
Agag comes forth delicately (as the Scripture stiles it) and confidently too; Surely (saith he) the bitternesse of death is past: and presently he is hewed in peeces before the Lord in Gilgal, 1 Sam 15. 32, 33.
The Amalekites are drinking, and dancing, and revelling, because of the great spoil they had taken, but are immediately assaulted, and routed, and killed by David, from the twilight until the evening of the next day, 1 Sam. 30. 16, 17.
The Amalekites are drinking, and dancing, and revelling, because of the great spoile they had taken, but are immediately assaulted, and routed, and killed by David, from the twilight untill the evening of the next day, 1 Sam. 30. 16, 17.
Nebuchadnezzar is proudly vaunting in his palace, Is not this great Babylon which I have built, for the honour of my Majesty? Dan. 4. 30. But (vers. 31.) while the word was in the Kings mouth, (the very next word is) ⟨p. 14⟩There fell a voice from heaven, O King! To thee (thus proudly secure) it is spoken, The kingdom is departed from thee.