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Elisha his lamentation, upon the sudden translation of Elijah. Opened in a sermon at…Elisha his lamentation, upon the suddain translation of Elijah. Opened in a sermon at…
Elisha his lamentation, upon the sudden translation of Elijah. Opened in a sermon at the funeral of Mr. William Strong, that eminently faithful servant and minister of Christ. By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel in Covent Garden.Elisha his lamentation, upon the suddain translation of Elijah. Opened in a sermon at the funeral of Mr. VVilliam Strong, that eminently faithful servant and minister of Christ. By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel in Covent Garden.
London: printed by R.W. for Francis Tyton, 1654
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Faithful and Zealous Drophets of God are useful, and serviceable: Not only for the spiritual estate of mens Souls, but also for the Temporal Interest of a Civil State; Micah said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my Priest. I dare confidently 1affirm that the Faithful Ministers of God are so far from being a Curse and Detriment unto a Nation, that they are a blessing unto it, and a strength and safety unto it; Nay, let me speak truly, They are of more strength and safety then all Chariots and Horsemen.
Faithful and Zealous Drophets of God are useful, and serviceable: Not only for the spiritual estate of mens Souls, but also for the Temporal Interest of a Civil State; Micah said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my Priest. I dare confidently 1affirm that the Faithful Ministers of God are so far from being a Curse and Detriment unto a Nation, that they are a blessing unto it, and a strength and safety unto it; Nay, let me speak truly, They are of more strength and safety then all Charets and Horsmen.
There is (I confess) some strength unto a people by them, & so there is some strength unto a people by wise Counsellors, and so there is some strength unto a people by Unity and Concord at home, and so there is ⟨p. 21⟩some strength by confederations abroad: but the chiefest strength of a state (under God) lies in Faithful and Zealous Prophets, and in Faithful and Godly persons.