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The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermonsThe prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons
The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermons by the famous and judicious divine, John Rainolds, D.D. Never before printed, being very useful for these times.The prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons by the famous and judicious divine, John Rainolds, D.D. Never before printed, beeing very usefull for these times.
London: printed by W.W. for William Lee, 1649
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AN EXPOSITION Upon HAGGAI. › Sermon 5: Sermon the 5. December 25. 1585.
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In which promise the Lord of Hosts so often repeated he noteth the greatness and power of him that maketh this promise, & this peace & glory signifieth not worldly prosperity, or earthly peace, in which respect this Temple exceeded not that of Sol• mons, but hereby is signified another peace, even a peace of peaces, the peace of God which passeth all understanding: Which the Apostle wisheth the faithful, grace and peace, peace betwixt God and us in the Covenant of grace, of which I say he saith unto us 1a son is given, the prince of peace, Ephes. 2 he is our peace he came and preached the gospel of peace, a covenant betwixt God and man. That this is the meaning is most evident by Heb. 12. 18. A kingdom that cannot be moved, and Luke 2. 1. 13, 14. peace on earth. In this second temple the Prince of peace was to sit, here the Jews have on their hearts the veil: ask them how this was performed, seeing the Temple was destroyed, how the glory of the latter Temple was greater than the former, some of them will say in regard of the building, for that albeit it were at the first lesser than Solomons, yet was it after amplified by Herod: others in respect of the continuance, for that as they account, this stood ten years longer than the former, which is laid down by the author of their ordinary gloss, but the promise of glory is made to this temple which in the 3 of Ezra was nothing in comparison of the former: so that although it be true, that afterwards it was enlarged by Herod, as Josephus showeth, yet the promise is of glory, not greatness only which stretcheth further. Saul had a greater body yet was he moved with anger thinking that a greater glory was given to […] in the women's song: and when the Lord saith silver is mi•• he could (if he had ⟨p. 64⟩pleased) have made it in that respect more glorious than Solomons yet (as the Rabbins confess themselves) in respect of the gold the latter was nothing to the former, which as the Scripture showeth was all covered with gold, walls, beams, floors, posts, and that with the fine gold of Ophir read Josephus, lib. car. 8. and lib. 15. ult. for the comparison of the two Temples: in respect then of the glory by greatness and beauty joined together especially of the riches of gold and silver &c. the latter was nothing.