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

I wot well that you are better able to teach, than they who speak unto you; neither speak I this for that I think you have such great need to learn. (As Daniel, albeit furnished with marvellous▪ wisdom and knowledge from God, yet exercised ¹himself, and took profit by reading the prophecy of Jeremiah) So the best may gather some commodity by the labours of those that are inferior to them. But I make this exhortation to them, that they would vouchsafe us their presence for examples sake; that they by so doing, might seem to say as the Princes did of Jeremiah, This man speaketh in the name of the Lord. And that the commandment of Paul might be the better observed, Let no man despise▪ thy ²youth; For so I doubt not but their presence would cause, that ³they who come would hear and mark more carefully, and that some would come who now refrain. The judgement of Rulers ⁴and Governors prevail much with the multitude, but their private and public example more. In which case the common proverbs are often true; such Prince, such people; such Master, such man; such Mother, such daughter.

I wot well that you are better able to teach, than they who speake unto you; neither speake I this for that I thinke you have such great need to learne. (As Daniel, albeit furnished with merveilons▪ wisedome and knowledge from God, yet excercised ¹himselfe, and tooke profit by reading the prophesie of Ieremie) So the best may gather some commodity by the labours of those that are inferior to them. But I make this exhortation to them, that they would vouchsafe us their presence for examples sake; that they by so doing, might seem to say as the Princes did of Ieremin, This man speaketh in the name of the Lord. And that the commandment of Paul might bee the better observed, Let no man despise▪ thy