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Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to…
Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemn thanksgiving, being on June 15. 1643. By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity, and Pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that House.Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne thanksgiving, being on June 15. 1643. By Obadiah Sedgwick, Batchelor in Divinity, and Pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that House.
London: printed by R. Bishop for Samuel Gellibrand, 1643
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Besides all this, the Lord doth deliberately (as I may so speak) set himself against them: he directs his arrows at them, and doth so earnestly pursue them, that he not only makes their designs unprosperous, but likewise (in the event) to themselves pernicious, which is the second point, and comes now briefly to be handled.
Besides all this, the Lord doth deliberately (as I may so speak) set himselfe against them: he directs his arrowes at them, and doth so earnestly pursue them, that he not only makes their designes unprosperous, but likewise (in the event) to themselves pernicious, which is the second point, and comes now briefly to be handled.
That God can make the bloodiest contrivances, and Doct. 2 hopefullest confidences of his Church-destroying adversaries not only Unprosperous, but also Pernicious or Hurtful to themselves [The design in the text is turned quite contrary, and the Jews have rule over them who presumed to have destroyed and ruined them.] Thus Saepe in magistros scelera readier unt suos.
That God can make the bloudiest contrivances, and Doct. 2 hopefullest confidences of his Church-destroying adversaries not only Vnprosperous, but also Pernicious or Hurtfull to themselves [The designe in the text is turned quite contrary, and the Iewes have rule over them who presumed to have destroyed and ruined them.] Thus Saepe in magistros scelera redier unt suos.
There are three things which I have observed concerning 1the Churches distresses and deliverances.
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