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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 3: The Third Sermon. Jun. 7.
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mens unchaste and unnatural conjunctions, their greedy and covetous aspects, their cruelty and extortion, these are the planets whose conjunction and aspects cause wars, plagues and famine; which I do not speak as though the heavenly bodies did not work at all, I know and confess they have their Physical effects (though the division of heavens into the houses and parts, which the astrologians set down, be most fantastical and blockish) but to teach us to cast our eyes from the second causes to the first, and that we would have our eyes fixed on our own sins for which God layeth his chastisement upon us, whereof the Jews had experience, 1who were then punished by tyrants and oppressors when they fell from God and renounced his religion; which the Prophet showeth when he saith, that war taught them that 2which they could not before learn in peace. When Eli's sons through their wickedness caused the service of God to be despised, the Lord sent war amongst them, and the Ark was taken, &c. when the Jews would be by no means reclaimed, the Lord telleth them by the Prophet that he would do unto them as he had done unto Shiloh for the wickedness of his people, to 3the same effect also the same Prophet. Chap. 26. 5, 6, &c. threateneth the like curse to all the Cities of Judah, &c, whereby we may gather that the Lord calleth his servants by war, dearth, &c, at such time as they are as you would say provender pricked.
mens unchaste and unnatural conjunctions, their greedy and covetous aspects, their cruelty and extortion, these are the planets whose conjunction and aspects cause warres, plagues and famine; which I do not speake as though the heavenly bodyes did not worke at all, I know and confesse they have their Physicall effects (though the division of heavens into the houses and parts, which the astrologians set downe, be most phantasticall and blockish) but to teach us to cast our eyes from the second causes to the first, and that we would have our eyes fixed on our own sins for which God layeth his chastisement upon us, whereof the Jewes had experience, 1who were then punished by tyrants and oppressors when they fell from God and renounced his religion; which the Prophet sheweth when he saith, that warre taught them that