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

In the first appeareth the singular favour of God, and his goodness towards his children, who by the ministry of his word ¹calleth them to life, and thereby stirreth up their minds to be careful of it, as he dealt with Abraham, whom he called out of Ur of the Chaldeans, with whom afterwards he made his covenant, ²and even so hath he dealt with the the children of Abraham according to that promise, I will be thy God, and the God of thy seed; which how he hath performed, I need not by the several examples of the Prophets, Patriarchs and Apostles to make manifest unto you: when Elipbaz and Elibu note even among the Gentiles that God speaketh by dreams and visions, revealing […] the ³ear of man, and sealing his correction, that man may remove his work, and that he may hide the pride of man, which he also ⟨p. 12⟩used before the severing of the Jews and Gentiles, as in his ⁴dealing with our first parents, to whom by his word he opened his will. So that whosoever is, or hath been of his Church, to him hath he revealed his will by one means or other of what age, state or condition soever, for God is, and always hath been to his people a Pastor, Master, Father and Teacher.

In the first appeareth the singular favour of God, and his goodnesse towards his children, who by the ministery of his word ¹calleth them to life, and thereby stirreth up their mindes to bee carefull of it, as hee dealt with Abraham, whom hee called out of Ur of the Chaldeans, with whom afterwards hee made his covenant, ²and even so hath hee dealt with the the children of Abraham according to that promise, I will bee thy God, and the God of thy seed; which how hee hath performed, I need not by the severall examples of the Prophets, Patriarkes and Apostles to make manifest unto you: when Elipbaz and Elibu note even among the Gentiles that God speaketh by dreames and visions, revealing the