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

Now ¹for the stones, Josephus, who at large expounds that in Luke, saith the Temple was made all of white stones, some six cubits long, and sive broad, some of twelve, and some of twenty five, some of forty five, in respect of which, perhaps it might be compared with that other built by Solomon. Now for those consecrated things which Luke calleth [Greek or Hebrew] the same Josephus saith, that all the upper parts of the Temple were set about with spoils which Herod had taken from the Arabians and others. Further he affirmeth, that nine of the doors were covered with gold, the upper gate with Corinthian brass, the inward with gold: the posts were covered with gold, the forefronts with plates of gold, the roof set with round spires and bowls of gold, so that all was either glistering white, or shining with gold. And so also within, the vessels were many of gold, some ⟨p. 127⟩of those as were before, others made new, especially the golden Table, Candlestick, and Altar of Incense; Insomuch, that besides Luke and Josephus, even extern writers, as Tacitus lib. 5. History saith, that it was immensae opulentiae Templum. Now whether in these respects it may be said to be more glorious than the former, I pronounce not; but certainly in respect of the spiritual glory mentioned in the former verse, and this temporal added together, it was much more eminent and glorious then the former. Now hereto is added, And in this house I will give peace, meaning thereby that not only war and dissension should cease, as we commonly take the name of peace; but that also all prosperity & temporal blessings should be added, as the word in the Hebrew doth signify perfection and Integrity, Salubrity and Inc••lumitie, as they used it in their salutations, Peace be unto you, wishing them all good, as we may see 2 Sam. 11. 7. where it ²is said that David asked of Uriah, of the peace of the war, that is, of the prosperousness and of the good success of the war, which Zechariah, Zach. 8. makes plain to be meant here, speaking ³