Elisha’s Lamentation upon the Sudden Translation of Elijah

by Obadiah Sedgwick

Publisher:

R. W. for Francis Tyton

, 1654

Overview

Preached at the funeral of a Mr. William Strong, Puritan theologian Obadiah Sedgwick expounds on 2 Kings 2:1–11. Sedgwick focuses on Elisha’s grief upon Elijah’s translation. His sermon is both a moving eulogy and clear window into Puritan teaching on death and heaven.

Key Features

• Eulogy preached at the funeral of William Strong
• Focus on Elisha’s grief upon at Elijah’s translation
• Insight into Puritan teahing on death and heaven

Product Details

• Title: Elisha His Lamentation, upon the Suddain Translation of Elijah
• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: R. W. for Francis Tyton
• Print Publication Date: 1654
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Pages: 30
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Strong, William, -1654; Covenant theology
• Resource ID: LLS:LSHHSTRNSLTNLJH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-11T22:41:25Z

About Obadiah Sedgwick

Obadiah Sedgwick (1600–1658) was a Puritan preacher and theologian, and a member of the Westminster assembly. He was the son of Joseph Sedgwick, vicar of St. Peter’s, and then of Ogbourne St. Andrew. Sedgwick matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford, in June 1619 and then moved to Magdalen Hall, where he graduated with a BA, and earned his MA in 1623.

Sedgwick was vicar of Coggeshell, Essex before John Owen succeeded him upon Sedgwick’s appointment to St. Paul’s, Covent Garden. In his last years he was a member of the 11th London classis in the parliamentary presbyterian system and a trier under Oliver Cromwell, helping direct the reform of parish worship during the brief reign of the Lord Protector.