A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast…A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast…

Set before you also the example of the Jews, when the Prophets of God did stir them up to the building of the Temple, Ezra 5. 1. 2. they say not we must first build the walls of Jerusalem to hold out the enemy; but the Text saith, they began to build the house of God. ^fThey were not full four years in building ⟨p. 41⟩the Temple, and finished it in the sixth year of Darius; Now all the rest of his reign did pass, and all Xerxes rei•re, and much of Artaxerxes Lo•manus his reign before the Walls of Jerusalem were built, ^afor about that work was Nehemiah, from the twentieth year of Arta•s to the two and thirtieth year: And if ^bgreat Chronologers be not very far mistaken, the Temple was finished fourscore and three years before the Walls of Jerusalem were finished.

Set before you also the example of the Iewes, when the Prophets of God did stirre them up to the building of the Temple, Ezra 5. 1. 2. they say not we must first build the walles of Ierusalem to hold out the enemy; but the Text saith, they began to build the house of God. ^fThey were not full foure years in building ⟨p. 41⟩the Temple, and finished it in the sixth yeare of Darius; Now all the rest of his reigne did passe, and all Xe•xes rei•re, and much of Artaxerxes Lo•manus his reigne before the Walls of Ierusalem were built,