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

These things, beloved, may serve to stir us up to the meditation of that which the Apostle saith Heb. 5. 11. that there are in the Scriptures of God, many things hard to be uttered, and we ¹are dull of hearing and such as had need of milk and not of strong meats, though we may confess with Saint Augustine Epi. ⟨p. 147⟩3. ad volusiam that even the strongest among us may learn still ²more, since such a man as he, did not stick to say of himself that the Scripture is so profound a depth that one of far better wit and gifts then he, though he should study in it alone and nothing else ever from a child unto his old age, yet still might profit therein non quasi, saith he, caquae sint ad salutem necessaria were not therein plainly delivered. To prevent the objection that the Papists make why the people should not read the Scriptures) but after these plain things are learned, there are so many darklier shadowed mysteries (as are these, in interpreting of which many have missed, not only in the depth of the words, but even of the things therein contained) that the learnedst may therein increase his knowledge: and this may serve to be noted from the two similitudes in general.

These things, beloved, may serve to stir us up to the meditation of that which the Apostle saith Heb. 5. 11. that there are in the Scriptures of God, many things hard to be uttered, and wee ¹are dull of hearing and such as had need of milke and not of strong meats, though we may confesse with Saint Augustine Epi. ⟨p. 147⟩3. ad volusiam that even the strongest among us may learne still ²more, since such a man as he, did not sticke to say of himselfe that the Scripture is so profound a depth that one of farre better witt and gifts then he, though he should study in it alone and nothing else ever from a childe unto his old age, yet still might profit therein non quasi, saith he, caquae sint ad salutem necessaria were not therein plainely delivered. To prevent the objection that the Papists make why the people should not read the Scriptures) but after these plaine things are learned, there are so many darklier shaddowed mysteries (as are these, in interpreting of which many have missed, not only in the depth of the words, but even of the things therein contained) that the learnedst may therein increase his knowledge: and this may serve to be noted from the two similitudes in generall.