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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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Dedication: To the Honourable House of COMMONS assembled in PARLIAMENT.
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And verily through such Dubious Methods doth that deep and unsearchable providence wheel and drive on his own great counsels and designs (perhaps) for these Reasons, That his minutes of vengeance might glide unexpectedly on his Adversaries, And the seasons of deliverances might be most welcome to his Servants, And the decisive events be most properly glorious to himself; There being no other Hand of good mens preservation and of wicked mens confusion, then that, which to our shallow sense, seemeth to neglect both.
And verily through such Dubious Methods doth that deep and unsearchable providence wheele and drive on his own great counsels and designs (perhaps) for these Reasons, That his minutes of vengeance might glide unexpectedly on his Adversaries, And the seasons of deliverances might be most welcome to his Servanrs, And the decisive events be most properly glorious to himselfe; There being no other Hand of good mens preservation and of wicked mens confusion, then that, which to our shallow sense, seemeth to neglect both.
In such wavering and likely-unlikely times, two duties do chiefly concern us; One is a constant respect to divine commands: The other is a fixed resting on divine promises: Whatsoever the Temporary events may be, we must be careful to do our work, and then be confident that God (in due time) will finish his: Perhaps the Churches of ⟨image 3⟩Christ may suffer yet longer, but they shall not thus suffer for ever; For that mighty Angel which came down from Heaven in Revel. 10. 1. though He was clothed with a cloud, yet He was clothed with a Rain-bow too, which ye know was Nuncius faederis & Serenitatis.
In such wavering and likely-unlikely times, two duties doe chiefly concerne us; One is a constant respect to divine commands: The other is a fixed resting on divine promises: Whatsoever the Temporary events may be, wee must be carefull to doe our work, and then bee confident that God (in due time) will finish his: Perhaps the Churches of