The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-02-09
Tor the free Trader.
The EnisilC of ANOniiah.
Unto tie drellers IN Otto,ca and aH tie ,

gion round about; psaee be unto you
/, forasmuch as it hath pleased certail
| low fellow of the bascr sort, even Jehicl, L
write unto ms friend Nimshi, to describe th
evils of the times, and Of the sharp sorrow
aud kisses which have vexed his righteous
soul, and because he has given a false inter
probation unto the things whereof h,
speaks. Therefore, l. having had perfect
understanding of these things from the be
ginning, do now seek to give you, ., ye in
habl,ants, the true Interpretation thereof
even to the shame and confusion Of Jehcl
2. Now, Jehiel did delay the writing o
! his epistle for the ful space Of seven days
which thing not in accordance with th,
custom of the country, and is, moreover, ;
wicked thing, in that it encouragcth pIocras
tnaiion, which thing is lnconvenicnt ant
hurtlul.
8. lie has also accused the daughters o
the land Of many things unworthy Of them
which thing is sufficient to show that he i.
possessed Of an envious and discentcd spirit
and his heart is also corrupt, and his con
duct altogether out Of the way lIowbcit
the piety which he once had is gone away
from him, as It could no longer find q resting
place in his heart
4. Moreover, Jehicl hath also said that
he was compaSScd about with divers snarcs,
and that hc was also kissed, which gricycd
him sore. Nevertheless, he Judged It expc.
dent to keep back that part, which concern.
cd his attempt to Kiss daughter Of the city,
in which thing she resisted him, and pre-.
vailed against him exceedingly. Now, this
thing gricvcd him to the heart Ncycrthc.
less, he spake not Of it to Nimshi.
3. Oh ye inhabitants who dwell in this
goodly land, alas for the wigkcdncss Of Jc-
Incl, greatly fear f,r him, tina, he hath said
peryerse and crooked things | fear that
the example Of Anuanias and Sapphi,a, and
what they did in the oldcn time, have been
to him altogether as tie summer cloud and
the carly dew.
6. Albeit, the history of Obadiah and
Kctcrrah is in this wise. Now, Obadiah
loved Kctcrrah a. he loved his own soul,
but Kytcrrah gave him very slight oncou.
raCcmcnt, because he was worshippcr oi
Baal yet cuu'd She find no fault with him
in anything except this matter.
Z. So It came TO pass, that kctcrrah rca
soned thus with herself, saying, if invite
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snadc INN 10 depart IRON h'S id'!atry. 80
she invited Inn, Tor he was nee young
man IN many respects, yet was he not very
couc,y to look upon.
D. Hy"1tt, certain ol the companions
OF Jchlyl came and told JemcI, saying, be-
hoiI Obadiah has been invited to The party
by Kctcrrah. Aud Jrhiel was wroth at that
saying, for out Of his corrupt heart he had
made great professions oi love for hetcffah
cut she had n'm greatly IA scofn ana der
SION because ne "a' son oil bchaL
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whicb he srakr a . IN his cristle to Nim,li
IA Moreover Jchic did marvcllop,
,b;ncs on This occasion Of which I have no,
,imn ,o trlltb.b balf Iiowbcit he nj. ,imol,
snn,o,, he rr,yan,od certain n tho I~n;
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