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A86932	A brief exposition of the prophecies of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. By George Hutcheson minister at Edenburgh. April the 29th. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy.	Hutcheson, George, 1615-1674.	1654 (1654)	Wing H3820; Thomason E1454_2; ESTC R209590	241,869	310

The way of Gods worship and of the Church established by Christ at his coming in the flesh is such as however there may be many commotions even until the end of the world for its getting footing where it had none and its restoring where it hath been dispossessed yet in its own nature is unalterable and is to continue without any new formes or wayes till God once for all shake and dissolve heaven and earth for however after that shaking at Sinai in giving the Law there was to be a new shaking of the ceremonial Law to make room for the Gospel-way yet it was to be but yet once and no alteration after that 4. As the Lord will shake and overturn all things before his Word faile and his people want promised help and as all Nations have their owne time of shaking and commotions so every such case doth not speak ruine but sometime is the fore-runner of Christs coming in a Gospel-reformation especially where Christ becomes precious and desirable unto a people therefore to confirme the Jewes doth he hold forth his power employed for fulfilling his promises and that in this order as to shake heaven and earth c. and then the desire of all Nations shall come 5. As there is much opposition lying in Christ his Kingdom and Gospels way in the world and especially in mens own stubborn hearts which he both can and will remove where he hath a purpose of good to any so there must be strange shakings of Nations and persons before Christ and the Gospel can have their due place or employment therefore he shakes heaven and earth and all Nations ere this great mercy can have place or they be fit for it that the desire of all Nations come 6. Christ manifested in the flesh and his presence in his Gospel makes up the want of all outward visible glory amongst a people and the want of external pompe in worship for in opposition to their mean thoughts of their work it is promised the desire of all Nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory yea the administration of the Gospel is more glorious then that of the Law in regard that in giving the Law he only shook the earth but now both heavek and earth as it is expounded Heb. 12.26 7. Christ the promised Messiah as he was to be true man bone of our bone so was he also from eternity very God Jehovah equal in power and glory with the Father who was conversant by his Spirit with his own people and had a care of them before his incarnation for he whose presence was to make up the glory of the Temple is Jehovah and here himself promiseth I will fill this house with glory saith the Lord of hostes which is Christs speech to whom we come in the Gospel as is cleared further Heb. 12.24 25 26. Vers 8. The silver is mine and the gold is mine saith the LORD of hostes 9. The glory of this latter house shall be greater then of the former saith the LORD of hostes and in this place will I give peace saith the LORD of hostes The third ground of encouragement raiseth the promise of glory mentioned v. 7. yet higher and meets with a particular rcason of their tentation for whereas they complained of the want of gold and silver wherewith to adorn the Temple and make it stately as in Solomons dayes the Lord declares that if he accounted that to be the true glory of his Church and took pleasure in that carnal splendor he could easily be at the expences having as much at his command as in Solomous dayes but did refrain from that now as purposing to traine them up for a greater glory of the second Temple by Christs presence and spiritual gifts poured out of which all the glory of the first Temple was but a shadow and particularly by the preaching of the doctrine of reconciliation and spiritual peace by the death of Jesus Christ which should begin there and from thence go through the world Doct. 1. The absolute dominion of the riches and splendor of the world belongs unto the Lord who hath all these things in his power to dispose of as he pleases and who is to be eyed acknowledged and submitted unto by every man in his portion and lot according as he dispenseth it for the silver is mine and the gold is mine saith the Lord of hostes 2. It may satisfie the people of God in their wants to consider that God hath all they want at his command and would not withhold it unlesse he saw such a dispensation tending to their good to meet with the Jewes tentation of poverty the silver is mine c. saith the Lord of hostes 3. When the Lord withholds any glory or splendor from his people and work it is for their advantage and flowes from a purpose to give what is better if they had eyes to see it for when he withholds silver and gold which they so much desired he purposeth that the glory of this latter house shall be greater then of the former 4. The spiritual things of Christs Kingdom do far surpasse all the legal administrations in glory and do put more real splendor on any place where they are administred then all the pomp of the world beside can do the glory of this latter house shall be greater then of the former saith the Lord of hosts for there there was but a Solomon here a greater then Solomon there was gold and worldly splendour here heavenly treasures shined there was the ministration of the letter here of the Spirit there a precious ointment here the oile of gladnesse there God dwelt in thick darknesse here the light of the world shined and in a word there were the dark shadowes here the true substance 5. As peace and reconciliation with God is the allowance of Christs subjects which out-shines all the splendour and glory of the world so it is the great glory of the Gospel-administrations that by them peace may be had through Jesus Christ which was attainable by none of the works and ceremonies of the Law being rested on therefore in stead of their wonted splendour and in opposition to former administrations it is promised that by Christs coming his death and doctrine In this place will I give peace saith the Lord of hostes Vers 10. In the foure and twentieth day of the nineth moneth in the second year of Darius came the Word of the LORD by Haggai the Prophet saying 11. Thus saith the LORD of hostes Ask now the Priests concerning the Law saying 12. If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment and with his skirt do touch bread or pottage or wine or oile or any meat shall it be holy and the Priests answered and said No. 13. Then said Haggai If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these shall it be unclean and the Priest answered and said It shall be unclean 14. Then

either discover this drosse in the mettal and filth in the cloath or remove it away his fan only can discover the chaffe and take it away 4. Christ hath power sufficient to purge his Church and reach the drosse and is so zealous that he will not spare and will either consume altogether or separate the drosse away for He is as a refiners fire and like fullers sope Verse 3. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and he shall purifie the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousnesse 4. Then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD as in the dayes of old and as informer years The particular effects of Christs coming and office in respect of the godly is the purging of them his publick worship and Ministers that so their worship may be cleanly and acceptable all things being restored to their integrity Doct. 1. The purest Church of Christ is so ready to contract pollution within time that purging is needful and the choice people of God who are not to be destroyed will need purging as having much drosse and it is their comfort that he intends only their purging how hot soever the furnace be for unto his Church he is a refiner and will purifie 2. As Christs purging of his Church by his Word Spirit and rod speaks his love and a purpose of much good for he sits at it as his task that his heart is upon and purisies as gold and silver precious mettals refined for honourable use so must the godly submit to his way of purging either for the time though he sit at it as a work not to be soon done or for the measure of it though it seck them as silver and gold is sought by the fire as knowing that he sits at the furnace and that he will still make it appear his refining is not with silver as to the heat and extremity of the trial Isa 48.10 3. Christs coming under the Gospel tends not to the destruction of a Ministery though they need indeed to be oft purged for He shall purifie the sons of Levi. 4. As pure ordinances and an offering in righteousnesse according to the rule and through the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ is a choice mercy of Christs Church So the mercy is compleated when that is joyned with personal reformation when there are purisied Levites and an offering in righteousnesse and it is personal renovation and reconciliation that sets men on the way of pure service and right service must begin there He shall purifie the sons of Levi that they may offer an offering in righteousnesse 5. An holy Ministery is an especial blessing to the Church for keeping Ordinances pure and for being instrumental to promo●e purity among people and setting them on a pure and acceptable way of worship for when the sons of Levi are purified they offer in righteousnesse and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem are pleasant to the Lord. 6. As we are not to please our selves with what we do in service unlesse God accept of it so the only way of acceptable worship is through Christ when he takes any in his hand and translates them out of their polluted condition and makes them and their service which in it self is abominable well-pleasing through him for when he comes and purifieth his people then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord. 7. Christ by his coming in the flesh and his death and Gospel is the restorer of all things and the substance of all excellencies unto them that close with him for to be pleasant as in the dayes of old and as in former years imports not only that their setvice shall be acceptable as of old when most godly men offered but that all the remarkable proofs of favour manifested toward them and wondered at in their fathers dayes as the free reward of their service are really to be given to the godly in and by Christ Verse 5. And I will come near to you to judgement and I will be a swift witnesse against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages the widow and the fatherlesse and that turne aside the stranger from his right and feare not me saith the LORD of hostes The effect of Christs coming and office in respect of the wicked uttered here again by Christ himself that we may remember he is the same God with the Father is that he will appear and enter in judgement with them and for that end manifest all wickednesse against the first and second Table whereof he names some most frequent amongst them that he may take order with them and so by this threatening he refutes their calumnie chap. 2.17 Doct. 1. Albeit Christs principal end in his Incarnation and coming in the Gospel be not to condemn but to save yet by reason of mens corruption it proves a judgement to many in the visible Church and not only by the furnace of reformation casts them out of the Church but cuts them off by judicial punishments mediate or immediate as an earnest of their eternal judgement and this may imbitter such a case that what is ordained to life should be found to death I will come near whereas ye think I stand afar off yet I will appear and come so near as may reach you to judgement 2. However men who are deepest engaged in sin are hardest to convince ost-times yet as Christ sees all sin by his vigilant Providence and by the Minstery of the Word discovers and layes open sin in its colours and by the power thereof will make corrupt men by their own practice write their naughtinesse upon their own forehead so his Word charging home guilt can make the consciences of the most obstinate plead against themselves frame their own processe and justifie his judgements threatened or inflicted on them And I will be a witnesse saith he which imports their blindnesse and what the effects of Christs coming shall be 3. Sins do ripen quickly under the Gospel to a measure of impie●y and speedily fit for judgement I will be a swift witnesse saith Christ 4. As the visible Church is oft-times guilty of monstrous abominations both against the first and second Table none being more corrupt then they who ought to be best and will not which call aloud for vengeance so the root of all these is the want of the feare of God for here are sorcerers adulterers c. and all summed up in this and fear not me saith the Lord of hostes Verse 6. For I am the LORD I change not therefore ye sonnes of Iacob are not consumed The reason of the preceding Prophecie is fetched from Gods unchangeablenesse and his immutable grace and constancie in his promise which preserves Israel and brings about these mercies of sending Christ