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

we cannot therefore now serve God with the same manner of external service as they did: but yet we have some services even under the Gospel like in some proportion unto theirs, wherein we are by ecclesiastical assemblies to offer sacrifice unto the Lord. The Apostle. Heb. 13. 15. mentioneth some of them exhorting them, and in them us, and all Christians to offer up unto God always by Christ the sacrifice of praise even the fruit of the lips to confess his name; and Rom. 15. 16. concerning sermons, the Apostle saith he, was ordained a Minister of the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles (the word in the original is [Greek or Hebrew]) might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost according as Isay 66. 20. was foretold, that by the preaching of the Gospel the Gentiles should be sacrificed up unto God: in the former of which sacrifices of prayer and thanksgiving as the people are to join with the Minister and say Amen. So in sacrificing of themselves in the later by the preaching of the Gospel, they are to join also as the Apostle doth exhort, Rom. 12. 1. howbeit least we should herein vainly flatter our selves and think that our outward service might sanctify us, although the Jews could not do them we are to understand that howsoever the Jews strove indeed specially by blood, to make God appeased with them, yet had they also together with their sacrifices, both prayers, and sermons for performance of this spiritual duty, ergo. Psal. 122. 4. its said in commendation of Jerusalem where were the sacrifices, that thither the tribes go up unto the testimony of the Lord to praise the name of the Lord: and that we may know that they had prayers still ⟨p. 149⟩together with their sacrifices, Act. 3. 1 we read that Peter, and John, went up into the temple, at the ninth hour. 1. the hour of prayer: which was the hour betwixt the two evenings when the Jews did offer daily, their evening sacrifices; as also we may find many Psalms 1. at that time ordained to be sung; yea and besides their prayers used with their sacrifices (which only were offered in one place, viz. at Jerusalem) they had still every where throughout Jury in their Synagogues, prayers and divine service and