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

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 ⁴As many as are of Christ they must be Christians, not Cretans not idle slow bellies, even in paradise. Adam must work and dress the garden, Therefore how more must we, and ought we to labour in this estate of earthly corruption, Paul must plant and Apollos must water, and not they only as the chief, but every man in his several estate must labour, every mans faith must work by love, The noble example of these principal persons who did themselves, work in this building, may put us in mind