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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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Fourthly, if we want them, yet remember they are the Lords, 1who if he please, can give them • But say that we want them, and the Lord bestows them upon the wicked that worse deserves them? This is a great temptation I confess to the godly, as we may see in David, and Jeremiah, yet consider he is the Saviour of all, though especially of the godly, and he makes his Sun to shine, and his rain to fall on all sorts, that so by his long suffering and goodness, he may call them to repentance, or at last, as Acts 14. Filling their hearts with food and gladness, he may not leave himself without witness. But to come from this point, ⟨p. 131⟩2which is set down to strengthen their faith in the power of God to the promise it self, of greater glory, The glory of this house shall be greater then the former, which ministers greater comfort to the Church, as comprehended with Judah in this promise under the name of Israel, Zach. 8. 13. whereby Israel is meant the same as in that speech, Gallat. 6. As many as walk according to this rule, peace shall be upon them, and upon the Israels of God, &c. Israel not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. Even the Gentiles which are joined in the building of this latter house, as the Prophet Isa. speaks, Isa. 6. 13. alluding to the Temple, The glory of Lebanon shall come to thee, the Fir tree, the Elm tree, and the Box tree together, (i.) the Gentiles to beautify the place of my Sanctuary, and then showing he means hereby the Church to be gathered out of all Nations, he saith, The sons of them that hated thee shall bow to thee, &c. And, I will make thee an eternal glory and joy; noting thereby, that before the Gospel was preached, the Jews were hated by all, who then being converted, shall submit themselves to that religion, which before they detested, so that there should be a perpetual joy made for all the Church. And verse 9. he saith, that the Isles shall come, and the ships of Tarshish, &c. Even they that grow by merchandise unto greater wealth, as