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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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Thirdly, the contradiction of all this by a good God: [Though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them.]
Thirdly, the contradiction of all this by a good God: [Though it was turned to the contrary, that the Iewes had rule over them that hated them.]
I could out of all these parts take occasion to discourse of many excellent points: as first, the depth of that implacable enmity which lies and swells in the hearts of wicked men against the Church of God. Secondly, the studious activity of that malice and hatred, as not to be satisfied and extinguished without the blood and ruin of Gods people. Thirdly, the several ways and degrees of divine permission, in giving scope to the wickedly active and acting principles in the adversaries of his Church, with the true reason thereof, and how much divine wisdom, unspottedness, justice, and Sovereignty appears in such a permission. Fourthly, the three fatal plague-tokens (if I may so call them) of unsuccessfulness, and imminent ruin to the Adversaries of Gods people: namely first, Bloodiness of intention: secondly, Nearness of execution: thirdly, Boldness of expectation.
I could out of all these parts take occasion to discourse of many excellent points: as first, the depth of that implacable enmity which lies and swels in the hearts of wicked men against the Church of God. Secondly, the studious activity of that malice and hatred, as not to be satisfied and extinguished without the bloud and ruine of Gods people. Thirdly, the severall wayes and degrees of divine permission, in giving scope to the wickedly active and acting principles in the adversaries of his Church, with the true reason thereof, and how much divine wisedome, unspottednesse, justice, and Soveraignty appears in such a permission. Fourthly, the three fatall plague-tokens (if I may so call them) of unsuccessefulnesse, and imminent ruine to the Adversaries of Gods people: namely first, Bloudinesse of intention: secondly, Nearnesse of execution: thirdly, Boldnesse of expectation.