Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachi the…Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the…

This blessed Prophet did lift up his voice like a Trumpet, and tell the Jewish Nation of their sins; and he was the last Trumpet that sounded in the Old Testament. In the words of the Text are these parts.

I. A Character of the Godly. 1. In General, they were Fearers of God; they that feared the Lord. 2. In Special: (1) They spake often one to another. (2) They thought upon Gods Name. II. The Good Effects of their Piety. 1. The Lord regarded it; he hearkened and heard. 2. He recorded it; a book of remembrance was written. 3. He rewarded it; and this reward consisted in three things. (1) Gods owning them; they shall be mine. ⟨p. 3⟩(2) Gods Honouring them; in that day when I make up my Jewels. (3) Gods Sparing them. I will spare them as a man spareth his own Son that serveth him.

I. A Character of the Godly. 1. In General, they were Fearers of God; they that feared the Lord. 2. In Special: (1) They spake often one to another. (2) They thought upon Gods Name. II. The Good Effects of their Piety. 1. The Lord regarded it; he hearkned and heard. 2. He recorded it; a book of remembrance was written. 3. He rewarded it; and this reward consisted in three things. (1) Gods owning them; they shall be mine. ⟨p. 3⟩(2) Gods Honouring them; in that day when I make up my Iewels. (3) Gods Sparing them. I will spare them as a man spareth his own Son that serveth him.

Before I come to the several parts distinctly, here is a connexive particle stands in the front of the Text which may not be omitted, namely, the word Then.