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

The Church is said to be edified by a Metaphor, when they that are believers are laid as living stones one up•• another, being edified, that is built as a spiritual […] is by Gods Ministers, who are therefore called Gods build••s, as the people are Gods building, 1 Cor. 3. 9. and so it it is said, Acts 9. 31. That ¹the Church had rest throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. To preach or prophecy therefore is not to speak strange language, if we will ever have the people edified, but we must Prophecy as the Prophets and Apostles did in plain evidence of spirit and speech, rather to profit, than to please, either our selves, or those whom we speak unto, which if either we would follow the Apostles judgement, or did mind so much the peoples profit as he did, we would be much more willing to do so our selves also. For though he could speak as many and more languages than any of them all, yet had he rather (said ²he) speak five words plainly and profitably to instruct others, than ten thousand in a strange tongue. And it is well worth the observing, that which the Apostle hath noted already, that when God spake in a strange language, he did it because of the peoples infidelity, ⟨p. 87⟩1 Cor 14. 22. and it was no mercy but a judgment, that the Lord would speak with other tongues to that people, Isai. 28, 11. For all that, will they not hear me saith the Lo

The Church is said to be edefied by a Metaphor, when they that are believers are layd as living stones one up•• another, being edefied, that is built as a spirituall 〈…〉 is by Gods Ministers, who are therefore called Gods builds, as the people are Gods building,