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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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and they came and did the work of the Lord, in the house of the Lord of Hosts their God in the four and twentieth day of the month, in the second year of Darius the King.
and they came and did the worke of the Lord, in the house of the Lord of Hostes their God in the foure and twentieth day of the moneth, in the second yeare of Darius the King.
The next point is their example of obedience, whereby we are taught that we must work in Gods house, that is in Gods 1Church, whose house we are, if we hold fast, the confidence and and rejoicing of the hope unto the end, Heb. 3. whereby he showeth that the mystical members of Christ, are his Church, as also he saith 2 Cor. 6. Ye are the temple of the living God, yet all this is but one house, and as the Saints of God are but one spouse of Christ in general, so are they but one house also, the building 2whereof although it depend upon the ministry chiefly whom ⟨p. 94⟩are by an excellency termed builders, yet all must work and build his house, and this duty belongeth to all, as Saint Jude speaketh Edify your selves in your most holy faith, praying in the 3holy Ghost: for as in the material building of the Tabernacle or Temple they did not bring gold, silver or brass, blew silk purple, scarlet and fine linen, but those which were less able, brought Goats hair, and Rams-skins dyed red, and Badgers skins with Shittim wood▪ so in the spiritual building, all must build but not all in like manner; the ministers they must be the chief, they must build with silver and with gold, and precious stones and the inferiors they must build with goats hair and rams skins, and so all must be workmen in the building