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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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And yet perceiving that they kept their distance, and only peeped out, as suspecting the worst, he gravely bespeaks them thus, Quod fueram non sum, caput aspice tonsum: Hereupon some of them being more credulous then wise, came forth, but were quickly snatched up.
And yet perceiving that they kept their distance, and only peeped out, as suspecting the worst, he gravely bespeaks them thus, Quod fueram non sum, caput aspice tonsum: Hereupon some of them being more credulous then wise, came forth, but were quickly snatcht up.
The Cat finding this colourable design to Take, after a while comes again, thinking to draw them out again with the same garb of gravity, and sweetness of Rhetoric; but now the formerly beguiled Mice grew wiser, and would come forth no more, only they gave him this short answer, Cor tibi restat idem, vix tibi praesto fidem; we know you too well to trust you any more: make the application of it to your selves.
The Cat finding this colourable designe to Take, after a while comes again, thinking to draw them out again with the same garb of gravity, and sweetnesse of Rhetorick; but now the formerly beguild Mice grew wiser, and would come forth no more, only they gave him this short answer, Cor tibi restat idem, vix tibi praesto fidem; we know you too well to trust you any more: make the application of it to your selves.
Thirdly, to all of you, who are as yet Innocent; the Lord keep you faithful and steadfast, and never suffer you to stain your consciences with Treachery: There are three which an Honest English hart will never be brought to betray: His God, His Sovereign, The Parliament: For besides the Irreligiousness of such perfidiousness, two other snuffs ever follow it.