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

Now things contrary have contrary consequences, as if he had thus said in effect, as those chastisements which heretofore you suffered came upon you because you did not build the house of the Lord, so on the other side if you do build the same you shall be refreshed by sundry blessings: ¹yet by the way when he saith, I will be glorified, he putteth them in mind what they ought to do, when they have received these benefits, for so by the consequent, he betokeneth the Antecedent, by the glorifying of him, the holy invocation of his name whereby he is glorified, and these be the reasons whereby he stirreth up the Jews to go up and bring timber and build the house. But doth the Prophet stir up them only, and not us also? (yes my brethren) even us also: For whom, whatsoever before time was written (as the Apostle saith to the Romans) for our sakes I say was it written, that we in the assurance of Gods favours and blessings (which contain the promises of this life and that which is to come) should do the same things that here are mentioned; Therefore up to the mountain bring wood and build this house for as you have heard that this house was a figure of Christ and Christians so let us remember, as they were willed to build that material temple, so we likewise are required to edify the Church of Christ, which that you may the better do, consider with me the points noted in the things whereunto they are exhorted, and the reasons, although the time will ⟨p. 49⟩not suffer me indeed to stand on th reasons, howbeit I must request that in the mean while you have an eye unto the reasons that are drawn from the rewards proposed to them that perform the commandment: that so you may be stirred up with a fervent zeal to perform that, to which so glorious a reward is promised. And first let us consider who they are that be exhorted. It is before said, Zerubbabel and Joshua, the Prince and the Priest as they whose help, and endeavour is most necessary to the building of the Church, because they were as guides to direct others: yet as it is manifest in the 13 and 14 verses, the Prophet was sent to the remnant of the people, and the Promise as well made unto them, and their hearts likewise stirred up that they came and did the work of the house of the Lord. They therefore who are to build by Gods Commandment are Zerubbabel and Joshua, with all the remnant of the people;

Now things contrary have contrary consequences, as if he had thus said in effect, as those chastisements which heretofore you suffered came upon you because you did not build the house of the Lord, so on the other side if you do build the same you shall be refreshed by sundry blessings: