The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermonsThe prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons

Howbeit if any of the servants of the Lord who have neglected their duty, have not felt his hand, let them not be high-minded, but fear and be humbled, as, who knoweth not what the late evening-tide may bring forth; remember that, which is written to put them in remembrance, the judgment of God is just against ¹the ungodly that do such things: and what thinkest thou O man• that judgest them that do such things, & dost the same, that thou shalt escape the just judgement of God: or despisest thou the riches of his bountifulness and patience, and longsufferance? for it is most plain that they shall not enter into the holy tabernacle hereafter, who persist not to build Christs tabernacle here, as the 15 and 24 Psalms plainly show: wherefore as we tender our own salvation, not only the favour of God and the benefits of this life ⟨p. 73⟩let us every one be careful for the building of the Church and Temple of God, according as God hath committed a charge to every one for the edifying of the same, remembering that Commandment of our Saviour, First seek the Kingdom of God, and then all these things shall be given you after, if first we will seek the Kingdom, then these at leisure, to be regarded afterwards, and ²not to follow the example of them whom the Lord here reproveth, which run to the building of their own house, and were so slow in the Lords work: we see David so to have been careful thereabouts, that his purpose was not to take benefit of one nights sleep in his own house which he had built, until he had finished the house of God, which although he could not accomplish ³because of the wars wherewith he was troubled against the enemies of the Lord, yet Solomon his son followed the same course, and built first the Lords house, and after he had finished that, his own house, for which God accordingly blessed them, though neither of them wanted chastisements, because also some times they faulted therein, yet were great blessings bestowed on them both in this life, vouchsafed out of the everlasting favour and blessing of God as by the monuments of them both is manifest.