A most plaine and profitable exposition of the book of Ester deliuered in 26. sermons. By Peter Merlin, one of the ministers of the church of Garnezey: and now translated in English, for the helpe of those who wanting the knowledge of the tongues, are yet desirous of the vnderstanding of the scriptures and true godlinesse. With a table of the principall points of doctrine contained therein.
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A most plaine and profitable exposition of the book of Ester deliuered in 26. sermons. By Peter Merlin, one of the ministers of the church of Garnezey: and now translated in English, for the helpe of those who wanting the knowledge of the tongues, are yet desirous of the vnderstanding of the scriptures and true godlinesse. With a table of the principall points of doctrine contained therein.
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Merlin, Pierre, ca. 1535-1603.
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London :: Printed by Thomas Creed,
1599.
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Sermons, English -- 16th century.
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"A most plaine and profitable exposition of the book of Ester deliuered in 26. sermons. By Peter Merlin, one of the ministers of the church of Garnezey: and now translated in English, for the helpe of those who wanting the knowledge of the tongues, are yet desirous of the vnderstanding of the scriptures and true godlinesse. With a table of the principall points of doctrine contained therein." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07457.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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CHAP. IX.
SERM. XXII.
1. The falshood of those praedictions and foretellings, which are giuen out by the Diuell. 452. &c.
Of the vengeance of God. 455. 456. &c.
2. Of the feare of the wicked. 459.
3. The inconstant inclination of the mindes of men. 460.
4. The meanes whereby God is wont to de∣fend those that worship him. 461.
5. Of reuenge, when it is lawfull, and when not. 461. 462.
How our enemies are to be loued. 462.
The iudgements of God vpon the enemies of the Church. 463. 464.
The destruction of the posteritie of the wic∣ked. 465 466.
SERMON. XXIII.
11. Of the author of victories and hap∣pie successe. 471 472.
12. The chiefe commendation of a good
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Prince. 475.
13. How farre the punishment of Gods ene∣mies may proceede. 478. 479.
14. Of the alteration of the fauour of Prin∣ces. 480. 481.
15. The boldnesse of a good conscience. 481.
The efficacie of naturall iustice and equi∣tie. 482. 483. 484.
16. Of the excellencie of the deliuerances of the Church. 485. 486.
SERMON. XXIIII.
Verse. 17. What be the sacrifices of the Church. 491.
18. Of the quiet and feasts of the Church. 493. 494. 495.
Of thanks-giuing. 496. 497.
19. Of banquets and gifts. 498. 499.
20. Ʋnto whome the care of religion and good order appertaineth. 500. 501.
The office of a good Magistrate. 505. 506. &c.
How wee ought to obey good constitutions. 509. 510.
SERMON. XXV.
V. 25. What the remembrance ought to be
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of the Churches deliuerance. 515. 516.
26. The conuenient and fit names of feasts. 516. 517.
27. Of Traditions, humane and diuine. 518.
28. Against superstitious feasts. 519.
29. The true end of feasts, and holydayes. 520.
The zeale of the faithfull in their voca∣tion. 521. 522.
31. Of the institution of holydayes, and what power men haue therein. 522. 523.
Against the multitude of holydayes. 524.
Whether there be any holydayes expresly commaunded by God in the Christian Church. 525. 526. &c.
The prophanation of holydayes. 532. 533.
among Christians, and the remedies thereof. 533. 534.
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