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Zerubbabels encouragement to finish the temple. A sermon preached before the honourable House of…
Zerubbabels encouragement to finish the temple. A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at their late solemn fast, Apr. 27. 1642. By Tho. Goodwin, B.D. Published by order from that House.Zerubbabels encouragement to finish the temple. A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at their late solemne fast, Apr. 27. 1642. By Tho. Goodwin, B.D. Published by order from that House.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1642
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
If God will throw down all mountains of opposition,1 that hinder the perfecting of his ⟨p. 38⟩Church: Then get up your Faith and resolution, for this great work of reforming the Church, and forecast not what opposition you are like to encounter with, get but your hearts filled with Faith, and you will be able to say, (as Zerubbabel here) Who art thou, O great Mountain? It was long ere Zerubbabel could be brought to believe, or to resolve to do it, the discouragements were so great: the greater mountain of the two was the unbelief in his own heart; but when he once did resolve to set upon the work, he found all those mountains to vanish before him. To speak still in the language of the metaphor here, Have but as much faith as a grain of mustard-seed, and you may say to this mountain, Be removed into the sea, and it shall be removed: Hezekiah was a great Reformer, he removed the high places, and brake the Images, and cut down the Groves, and brake in pieces the Brazen Serpent, 2 Kings 18. 4. and then withal it is added in the following words, He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, ver. 5. They that will reform a Church or State, must trust more in God in doing it, then in any work else.
If God will throw downe all mountains of opposition,1 that hinder the perfecting of his ⟨p. 38⟩Church: Then get up your Faith and resolution, for this great worke of reforming the Church, and forecast not what opposition you are like to encounter with, get but your hearts filled with Faith, and you will be able to say, (as Zerubbabel here) Who art thou, O great Mountaine? It was long ere Zerubbabel could be brought to believe, or to resolve to doe it, the discouragements were so great: the greater mountaine of the two was the unbeliefe in his owne heart; but when he once did resolve to set upon the worke, he found all those mountains to vanish before him. To speake still in the language of the metaphor here, Have but as much faith as a grain of mustard-seed, and you may say to this mountain, Be removed into the sea, and it shall be removed: Hezekiah was a great Reformer, he removed the high places, and brake the Images, and cut downe the Groves, and brake in pieces the Brazen Serpent,