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

is signified so plainly, that ¹the words could not be interpreted, unless the name Jehovah were there retained, I appeared unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known unto them, whereby he signifieth that as afterwards himself expoundeth it, that unto them he made the promise of giving them the […] ⟨p. 40⟩[…] ⟨p. 41⟩[…] ⟨p. 42⟩[…] ⟨p. 43⟩⟨p. 44⟩land of Canaan but that he had not made his promise to be, as a man would say, therefore afterwards he addeth to tell the children of Israel, I am Jehovah I will bring you from under the burden of Egypt, I am Jehovah, I will make that to be which I have promised to your Fathers who relied on my promises, as knowing me by my Name Almighty, and believing that I ²would do it, but not by my name Jehovah that I did it indeed. But after the 430 years were accomplished (which was the time prescribed to Abraham) then performed he, that which before he had promised, And this the Apostle declareth when he, speaking of the hope of eternal life, saith, That God which cannot lye hath promised before the world began. As if he would▪ say that if it ³be his promise then must it needs be performed, for he is not a man that he should lye, nor as the son of man that he should promise and not perform. So that by the name of Lord of Majesty, which the Prophet useth in his language, betokening him that was from everlasting that is and is to come, the same for ever, who is most true in his word, most constant in his promises, God which cannot lye, The prophet would stir them up to be careful to receive the message delivered with faith to his promise, adjoined to the precept and obedience to the precept