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

Wherefore, seeing that in many places of this Land the foundation is not yet laid; the congregations being not catechised; in others, if there be catechising, yet no preaching, and so the walls not built; in others no discipline exercised, and therefore the roof not laid upon the building. It is manifest that the Temple of the Lord is not built amongst us as it ought, and so that our case and fault is like unto theirs, whom the Lord by the Prophet here reproveth, for so his House lieth waste among us: somewhere less, somewhere more, but lye waste it doth; not indeed as the Temple when Daniel prayed, and said, thy sanctuary lies ¹waste; but as God saith here that it did, when there was an Altar built. But is this fault defended by us, with such excuses as it was maintained by them? in some part no doubt it is: For although ²I cannot say of this people in general as the Prophet doth of the Jews, for there are many that confess the time to be come to build the Lords House (God increase the number of them) yet some there be that say the time is not yet come, as hath appeared by the open reproof of that which in this matter I ⟨p. 16⟩have heretofore spoken unto you: Wherein first I would advise you diligently to beware that you stumble not at their offences, neither conceive worse of the Church because of the jars that happen in it. Paul and Barnabas disagreed, yet were they of the true Church, as these were of whom the Prophet speaketh. He with the Prince and high Priest dissented from the people, the people thought and held that the time was not yet come to build the House of the Lord; But the other were of a contrary judgement, yet were they of the true Church, which note also confuteth a foolish motive of our adversaries concerning discord and universality, for here we see that the greater part held the false opinion, and that the true Church dissented from it self. Next let us remember who they were that said, The time is not yet come, namely, the people, for even so they who say among us the time is not yet come, are of this people, of the people of God indeed, yet of the people only. For they that are in the place of Zerubbabel and Jehoshua say that it is high time;

Wherefore, seeing that in many places of this Land the foundation is not yet laid; the congregations being not catechised; in others, if there be catechising, yet no preaching, and so the walls not built; in others no discipline excercised, and therefore the roofe not laid upon the building. It is manifest that the Temple of the Lord is not built amongst us as it ought, and so that our case and fault is like unto theirs, whom the Lord by the Prophet here reproveth, for so his House lieth waste among us: somewhere lesse, somewhere more, but lye waste it doth; not indeed as the Temple when Daniel prayed, and said, thy sanctuary lyes