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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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AN EXPOSITION Upon HAGGAI. › Sermon 11: Sermon the Eeleventh.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
where God describeth the state of his Church, he saith, he will lay her stones with Carbuncles, and her foundation with Sapphires; and make her windows of Emerods, and her gates of shining stones, and all her borders of pleasant stones, or stones of delight, those that he builds up his Church withal, that so we may say with the Prophet David, all my delight is in them. But alas, too too many ⟨p. 123⟩ways are our delights carried, but not that way as they should, valerius maximus reports, that a Gentleman of Capua, coming to Cornelius house showed her his Jewels, and desired to see hers, but she having none as was likely, put him off with some other talk, till her sons the two Grachi came in from the school, which then she showed saying, here are my Jewels, and indeed these are Jewels well brought up. If she took such joy in her children, how may we think God doth, and therefore we may delight and rejoice in his godly children, especially seeing he reckons of them as his chief treasure and choice Jews, Psal. 135. 4. Malach. 3. 17. I will fill this house with glory; which commends unto us a double point. first, of wisdom, secondly of comfort, first, to teach us, and then to strengthen us.
where God describeth the state of his Church, he saith, he will lay her stones with Carbuncles, and her foundation with Saphires; and make her windowes of Emerods, and her gates of shining stones, and all her borders of pleasant stones, or stones of delight, those that hee builds up his Church withall, that so wee may say with the Prophet David, all my delight is in them. But alas, too too many ⟨p. 123⟩wayes are our delights carried, but not that way as they should, valerius maximus reports, that a Gentleman of Capua, coming to Cornelius house shewed her his Jewels, and desired to see hers, but she having none as was likely, put him off with some other talke, till her sonnes the two Grachi came in from the schoole, which then shee shewed saying, here are my Jewells, and indeed these are Jewells well brought up. If she tooke such joy in her children, how may we thinke God doth, and therefore we may delight and rejoyce in his godly children, especially seeing he reckons of them as his chiefe treasure and choise Jewes,