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The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House…
The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, January 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, Ianuary 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.
London: printed by M.F. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1647
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That the Serpents flood, is the chiefest and the worst of Doct. the Churches dangers: [The Serpent cast out of his mouth a flood to carry away the woman.]
That the Serpents floud, is the chiefest and the worst of Doct. the Churches dangers: [The Serpent cast out of his mouth a floud to carry away the woman.]
Interpreters are carried away with several conjectures concerning this flood which is cast out to carry away the Church: There is a flood of tears, and a flood of reproaches and slanders: That is a flood wherein we should drown our sins; this is a flood wherein men drown our names: And there is a flood of persecution, and a flood of invasion, and a flood of 1erroneous opinions: which of these three latter it is, may be questioned. Some, by this flood of waters, understand the flood of blood let out by the Pagan *Emperors: A red sea was that flood; they endeavoured all they could to drown the Church in its own blood: But this opinion is not very probable, because the former danger in the practises of the Dragon comprehended this flood, and it seems clearly to be mentioned already in v. 11. where it is said, They loved not their lives unto the death.
Interpreters are carried away with severall conjectures concerning this floud which is cast out to carry away the Church: There is a floud of tears, and a floud of reproaches and slanders: That is a floud wherein we should drown our sinnes; this is a floud wherein men drown our names: And there is a floud of persecution, and a floud of invasion, and a floud of 1erroneous opinions: which of these three latter it is, may be questioned. Some, by this floud of waters, understand the floud of bloud let out by the Pagan *