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The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermonsThe prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons
The prophecy of Haggai, interpreted and applied in sundry sermons by the famous and judicious divine, John Rainolds, D.D. Never before printed, being very useful for these times.The prophesie of Haggai, interpreted and applyed in sundry sermons by the famous and judicious divine, John Rainolds, D.D. Never before printed, beeing very usefull for these times.
London: printed by W.W. for William Lee, 1649
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AN EXPOSITION Upon HAGGAI. › Sermon 2: The Second Sermon. Apr. 19. 1586.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
God having provided that you may live honestly by other means if you can be content to bear a lower sail remembering the heathen mans rule Ingens vectigal parsimonia. Abraham, when God called him, forsook a fruitful and plentiful soil, to go he knew not whither. Moses chose rather to suffer affliction with the children of God than to enjoy the delights of Egypt. When David was to fight with Goliath, Saul furnished him with his good armour, but when he had them on he saw they were not fit for 1him, wherefore he said I cannot go with these for I am not accustomed? wherefore he put them off and took his staff in his hand which was fitter for him: verily fathers these livings which you cannot discharge are like the helmet of brass the brigandine and sword wherewith David was furnished, if you will fight you ⟨p. 21⟩must be content to forgo them, Christ saith he is not worthy to be his disciple, who forsaketh not all even his own life to follow him: will you not be content to forgo these things for his sake who for yours did forgo his own blood? no doubt if we would earnestly regard & reprove these things here, it would move godly Patrons to send hither for able and fit men to discharge their room, or God would move her Matie to procure that better order may be taken in this case, that it may not be lawful for patrons to prefer such beggarly creatures as often they do the very filth and rascality of the people, Jeroboam Priests.
God having provided that you may live honestly by other meanes if you can be content to beare a lower saile remembring the heathen mans rule Ingens vectigal parsimonia. Abraham, when God called him, forsooke a fruitfull and plentifull soyle, to go he knew not whither. Moses chose rather to suffer affliction with the children of God than to enjoy the delights of Egypt. When David was to fight with Goliah, Saul furnished him with his good armour, but when he had them on he saw they were not fit for 1him, wherefore he said I cannot go with these for I am not accustomed? wherefore he put them off and tooke his staffe in his hand which was fitter for him: verely fathers these livings which you cannot discharge are like the helmet of brasse the brigandine and sword wherewith David was furnished, if you will fight you ⟨p. 21⟩