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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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1 Now the message it self ⟨p. 102⟩followeth verse 3, who is lest among you, and laying before them their conceit and cogitation, which containeth an ingenuous and modest confession of some things wanting which might seem somewhat to touch their credit, the more by us to be observed, because commonly we are prone to flatter our selves like the Church of Laodicea, who said, Revel. 3. I am rich and increase with good, and have need of nothing, and knew not that she was wretched 1and miserable, and poor, and blind. and naked, Seneca saith many might have obtained unto wisdom if they had not thought they had not obtained to it already, from which their ingenuous acknowledgement, we may learn to examine what is wanting, and if the spirit gives us those eyes, which they had, we may see if we look on that sanctuary built by the Apostle in the Acts, that that which is built since our return from Babylon, wants much of the former, Acts 4. we read there how the multitude of believers were of one heart and one mind, and had all things common, and what care they had for the poor, with us (God be thanked) the poor are cared for by good statutes if the godly magistrates would put them in execution, but for that unity of heart which was among them, alas, where is it in one towards another among us, Tertullian writes in the 38 of his Apology, that the heathen in his time gave it for a mark to Christians. See how they love one another, well noted saith Tertullian for they hate one another, and that they will dye one for an other well marked, for they kill one another. But is it not amongst us now, rather as among the heathen. Tertullian noted it to be in his time, as the heathen noted it to be among the Christians, In our factions do we not hate one another rather 2then love one another, and be we not more ready to kill one another then to dye one for another. Again Acts 14. we read that the Apostles ordained by election elders in every Church.
1 Now the message it self