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

Paulius de Palatio, one of the popish writers, would have this part according to the Hebrews to be joined to the circumstance of time, and Rebera also a man of the papists, and of greater judgment, affirmeth that this circumstance of time, in the first verse of the second Chapter, appertaineth to the first Charter. So clear and undoubted it is that the circumstance of time and the course of the scripture, doth show that as soon as the spirit of the Lord did stir them up, they made no delay, but went and built the house of the Lord, so that they did not then defer, so many days as before they had done years, but went and did work in the Lords house: we may also further here observe that this house is called The House of the Lord of Hosts; To show ¹his power over all creatures, a thing which might stand much for their encouragement: for whenas they had began to build the house of the Lord. Ezdras 1, 2. by the permission of Cyrus: then their adversaries procured a commission from Artaxerxes to hinder and molest them in the building of the roof, and afterwards they obtained liberty to reedify the same, in the days of Darius as appeareth, Ezdras 4. 24, so that they might have been discouraged, ²if they had not considered that the hearts of princes are in the hands of God as the rivers of waters: 2 as his power, so his fatherly goodness is showed in this, in that he is called their God, as he made promise to Abraham to be a God unto him and to his seed for ever; so now he showeth himself to be their God, being Abraham's seed. The consideration whereof must needs ³breed a child-like affection in them to obey so good a Father, for when he might have justly punished them for their daily sins, yet as a loving father, he raised them out of the same, which must needs encourage them and make them thankful for it (and the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel.) The spirit of God teacheth us that what soever is written a fore time is written for our instruction, so that in this place we may learn divers lessons for our learning. First where the Lord is said to have stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel with this connection (and the Lord &c.

Paulius de Palatio, one of the popish writers, would have this part according to the Hebrewes to be joyned to the circumstance of time, and Rebera also a man of the papists, and of greater judgment, affirmeth that this circumstance of time, in the first verse of the second Chapter, appertaineth to the first Charter. So cleare and undoubted it is that the circumstance of time and the course of the scripture, doth shew that as soone as the spirit of the Lord did stirre them up, they made no delay, but went and built the house of the Lord, so that they did not then deferre, so many dayes as before they had done yeares, but went and did worke in the Lords house: we may also further here observe that this house is called The House of the Lord of Hosts; To shew