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A73478	Haggeus the prophet Where-vnto is added a most plentifull commentary, gathered out of the publique lectures of D. Iohn Iames Gryneus, professor of diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Basill, and now first published, faithfully translated out of Latin into English, by Christopher Fetherstone student in diuinitie.; Bible. O.T. Haggai. English.	Fetherston, Christopher.; Grynaeus, Johann Jacob, 1540-1617.	1586 (1586)	STC 2790; ESTC S125271	158,555	366

man that walketh to prepare his Ier. 10 23. owne goinges * But that one and selfe same spirite worketh in vs all these thinges distributing them particularly as it pleaseth him For like as there is one body and it hath many members but all the members of one body albeit they bee many are but one body so likewise Christe that is that misticall body of the Church whose heade is Christe and whose members are the faithfull according to the diuersity of the members hath diuers functions the which that the members may execute rightlie and orderly they are furnished with gifts misteries and habilitie by the holie spirite who is one and the selfe same in the head and members Therefore wee are all baptized into one body by one spirite whether wee bee Iewes or Greekes whether wee bee bond or free and wee haue all drunke of one cuppe 1. Cor. 12. 11. 12. 13. into one spirite * Therefore do we so greatly reioyce because of this so great grace fauor of God which resteth vppon the immutable purpose of his will that throughlie weighing the greatnes stablenes and fruite thereof we doe not suffer the feeling of aduersity to pearce trouble vs to much Let vs not thinke that this was onely saide vnto the Apostles by Christe Iesus but vnto vs also But I say the truth vnto you it is expedient Ioh. 16. 7. for you that I goe hence for vnlesse I shall goe hence that cōforter shall not come vnto you but if I shall goe hence I will send him vnto you Therefore let vs desire to be gouerned and raised vp by the holie spirite let vs consecrate our selues wholy vnto him and let vs most gladly suffer our selues to bee ruled and directed by him The meditating vpon the fourth benefite which is the gathering together and preseruation of the church ministreth vnto mee fruite of most excellent consolation We belieue the holie Catholike church the communion of sainctes being fullie persuaded that we also haue an entraunce by one spirite vnto the father seeing wee are no longer straungers and pilgrimes but fellow citizens with the sainctes and the housholde seruants of God being builded vpon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles whose chiefe cornerstone is Christe Iesus * Ep 8. 19. 20. O wee most happie creatures whom our heauenlie father hath made meete to be partakers of the cōdition estate of the sainctes in the light* and hath deliuered vs from the Col. 1. 12. 13. 14 power of darknes and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his wel beloued sonne in whom wee haue redemption through his bloude that is remission of sinnes * And although as it becommeth good citizens to bee carefull for their common countrey so also it becommeth all the faithfull to haue an earnest care for the church which is their common countrey their duetifull and tender mother being carefull tender ouer them her children yet let them thus certainly persuade them-selues that the almighty God who in the time of Pharao Senacherib Antiochus Epiphan Dioclesian Julian the apostata of the florishing Antichristianisme did saue and defend most miraculously an holy seede namely a remnaunt of godly men will also in this last time bee present with his church to saue his and to iudge and punishe both the open and priuy enimies thereof Wee haue seene manie and that notable examples of the deliuerie and defense of the church and of certaine godlie men Wee haue also seene testimonies of the iust iudgements of God executed vpon tyraunts and false brethren who when they made manifest both by their words and writings that they were giuen vp into a reprobate minde some pined away through griefe of minde some hanged them-selues some broke their owne necks some of them came to their end by some other meanes being men which cōdemned them-selues and being their owne iudges The histories of Hoffmeisterus Latomus Crescentius and certaine other false brethren and enimies not much vnlike vnto these are well knowen The fift benefit is iustification If we truelie belieue the remission of sinnes that is if we be persuaded that our sinnes also are forgiuen vs why are we so much vexed with the feare of earthly miseries and daūgers If God bee on our side who is against vs How shall not he giue vnto vs al things with him which hath not spared his onlie sonne but hath giuen him for vs all Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect It is God that iustifieth who is hee that can condemne Christe is hee which died yea rather which was raysed vp againe who sitteth also at the righte Rom. 8. 31. 32. 33. 34. hand of God maketh intercession for vs. * We sinne I confesse oftener then we would being preuented with manifolde occasions of falling neither ought wee to make small accompt of the greatnes of sinne and of the wrath of God against the same yet let vs cōfort our selues herein that we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christe the righteous for he is the propitiation for our sinnes * 1. Ioh. 2. 1. 2. Hee came into this world that he might saue these sinners to whom he giueth grace to repent and to turne vnto him * 1. Tim. 1. 15. And although it bee an horrible thing and a spectacle by all meanes to bee lamented in this our time that the wrath of God is reuealed by so many meanes from heauen against al impiety vnrighteousnes of men as they which vnrighteously keepe backe the truth * that many are giuen ouer into a reprobate Rom. 1. ●8 minde a minde voide of all iudgement that certaine passing ouer Antichristianisme doe so rage against their fellow seruaunts and the standerd bearers amongst the people of God as if they might safely behold papistrie a farre of and to rage as enimies against their brethren were a glorious thinge for them that finally there is in the mindes of manie men no desire to knowe the truth as their wordes and deedes doe declare notwithstanding it standeth vs vppon to reuerence most reuerently the iudgemēts of God most iust and most mighty to learne by the peruerse zeale and ruine of other men what wee ought to leaue vndone and what wee ought to do in feare trembling to worke Philip. 2. 12. out our saluation * to reioyce in our owne felicity and to ioyne the loue of the truth with the loue of our brethren For although seeing that clowdes and darknes are rounde about the Lord wee cannot see perceaue finde out the depth of his iudgmentes with the dazeling eyes of our minde yet is it certaine that righteousnes and iudgement are the foundation of his seate therefore must Psalm 97. 2. wee stay our selues reuerently vpon God being well pleased and vpon his iudgementes And when as wee are fullie persuaded in the Lord of our iustification assure our selues that wee are iustified freelie

But my after wit hath made mee thinke that I had better dispose mine arguments thus yet so that it may bée no whit preiudiciall to the iudgement of other men 5 Argument being drawen from the type of the calling of the Gentiles The calling of the Gentiles being nigh at hand it was méete for the true Israelites with great ioy to finish the holy woorke and to builde the Temple which was a certaine figure of that vnion A reason For there is nothing wherein the true Israelites or faithfull take greater pleasure then in the enlarging of Christes kingdome and in the gathering together of the saints and in the veritie of the earthly Temple made with hands as being a certayne type and figure whereof it is said Being built vpon the foundation of the prophets and apostles Iesus Christ him-selfe being the head corner-stone In whom the whole building being fitly coupled together groweth vp to bee an holy Temple vnto the Lord. In whom yee also meaning the faithfull Gentiles and by name the Ephesians are builded together that you may bee an habitation for God through the spirit Eph. 2. 20. 21. 22. And certaine it is that the Gentiles were to bée called shortly after vnto the estate of the saintes in the light The reason is drawen from Gods purpose I will mooue all nations The meaninge thereof is this All nations shal be mooued when God shal be reuealed in the fleshe iustified in the spirit séene of Angels preached to the Gentiles and belieued on in the worlde and receiued vp into glorie 1. Tim. 4. 16. In this minor proposition wee will note these pointes of doctrine 1 There is nothing which doth more mooue and stirre vp the mindes of men then the preaching of the celestiall doctrine All men saith Aristotle are naturally desirous to knowe But séeing that as the same Metah 1. Aristotle saith one knowledge is better then another either because it is more certaine or Top. 8. because it is of a better thinge it is with-out all doubt that the doctrine which is not of men but from heauen is to be preferred before all other kindes of doctrines both séeing that it is most certaine and is also occupied about a most certaine matter And the more accompt wee make of this doctrine so much the more are wee mooued and stirred vp there-with And Aristotle saith well that although all knowledges bee Meta. 5. noble yet is the diuine knowledge more noble because the subiect thereof is more noble But I will cease to speake of these thinges 2 For-asmuch as the preaching of the gospel which came from heauen as it doth appéere came about the time of reformation it shooke all these both by abrogatinge the discipline of the lawe and the sacrifices and also by calling the Gentiles vnto the light of faith and grace Paul in these woordes sheweth why it was néedefull that the administration of the lawe should bee taken away Christ is our peace which hath made both one the stop of the wall of seperation hath he taken away hauing abrogated through his flesh the hatred that is lawe of commaundementes which did consist in ordinaunces that of these two hee might make one new man in him-selfe making peace Eph. 2. 14. 15. The Apostle his meaninge is this that the ceremoniall worship whereby the Iewes and the Gentiles were seperated being taken away by Christ they should make one mysticall bodye of Christes Church whose head is Christ Iesus himselfe 3 The meaning of the vniuersall woord is the same which our Apostle taught Rom. 3. 29. 30. Is hee the God only of the Iewes and not also of the Gentiles yes euen of the Gētiles also For there is one God that shall iustifie the circumcision of faith and the vncircumcision through faith And againe the woordes of Peter bee these Act. 10. 34. 35. In truth I finde that God is no accepter of persons but that in euery nation euery man is acceptable to him which feareth him worketh righteousnes Nowe doe I conclude the Iewes must néedes goe forward stoutly and couragiously in the worke of the Lord being incouraged with the expectation of these thinges and euen for this cause must they builde the temple because it should be a figure of the coupling together of the faithfull and of that most holy building of the Church of the faithfull whereof there is a most excellent picture extant Isai 54 11. 12. The poore woman being tossed with tempest hath receiued no comfort beholde I will lay thy stones in Carbuncles I will lay thy foundation in the Saphyres Behold I will make thy windowes of pearle and thy gates of the stones of Carbuncle and all thy borders of pleasaunt stones 13. And all thy children shal be taught of the Lord and hee shall multiplie the peace of thy children 14. In righteousnes shalt thou bee grounded thou shalt be farre from oppression 37. Lect. April 11. THe proofe of the minor proposition doth followe in this assumption And the desire of all the Gentiles shall come that is the Messias which hath bene longe and much looked for of all the Gentiles It is certaine that the Gentiles shall then bee more vehemently shaken and that all those which are predestinate vnto eternall life shal be called out of darknes into light and vnto the fellowship of the true Church when-as the Messias shall come But hee shall come ere it be longe for the time which was before appointed for the incarnation of the woorde is at hand Therefore it is with-out all doubt that the vniting and gathering together of the Gentiles vnto the true Israelites is also at hand 1 Of these things will wee speake in order First what wée ought to thinke according to the scriptures of the comming of the Messias and of his presence in the Church and absence from vs. 2 Secondly why the Messias is called the desire 3 Thirdly why hee is called the desire of all the Gentiles séeing the Gentiles were not so well persuaded concerning the incarnation of the Woorde as were the Iewes 1 Certaine distinctions concerning the comming of the Messias and of his presence in the Church and absence from the same 1 Christ is one way present with all creatures and an other way with his Church Hée is present with all creatures substantially essentiallie presentlie mightelie if you respect the Woorde who séeing hee is by nature God he is infinite and from euerlasting Therefore hée is incomprehensible both in respect of time and also of place 2 Hée is hée hath bene and will bee present with his Church alwayes and in al places according to these sayings Hebr. 13. 8. Iesus Christ is yester-day and too-day and is the same for euer That is euen from the beginninge of the Worlde hath our Lorde Iesus Mat. 28. 28. bene the Mediator betwene God men * Behold I am with you alwayes 1. Cor. 10. 4. For they all drunke of the spirituall rocke

which followed them and the rocke was Christ ver 9. Neither let vs tempt Christe as certaine of them tempted and perished by serpents Therefore was hee present with the Fathers did feede them Iohn 14. 18. I wil not leaue you fatherlesse And let vs remember for our comforts sake that wee can no more bee left fatherlesse nowe then coulde the Apostles in times past and also that Christ did pray euen for vs also Iohn 17. 20. 21. 3 For with-out Christe there can bee no Church As the body is vnperfit if it want the heade so there can bee no Church of the elect at all with-out Christ the heade Therefore is it that Paul saith that wee are elected in Christe and that wee are made one bodie with him and in-grafted into him 4 Christe is present with the Church as in the person of a Lorde so in the person of a Mediatour The person of the Mediatoure comprehendeth vnder it the office of a Kinge a Prophet and a Priest Therefore Christe Iesus doth defend and gouerne vs by the ministery of the spirite he instructeth vs and making intercession Eph. 1. 4. for vs by the efficacie of his merites hee obtayneth mercie for vs at the handes of his Rom. 6. Father 5 It was said in times past that he should come in respect of the incarnation of the Word For when the fulnes of time was come hée was sent of his father hee was made of woman hee Gala. 4. 4. was made subiect to the law Therefore doth hée affirme that he was sent of his father Ioh. 6. 38. I came downe from heauen that I might doe not mine own will but the will of him which sent me 6 Hee ascended into heauen his bodie and soule being taken vp into heauen So is it in the godlie confession of the Church of Basill in the article concerninge Iesus Christ God and man Therefore let vs not yeeld vnto the opinion of those men which make the flesh of Christ inuisible and doo verie inconstantlie affirme that he is present with vs bodilie yet inuisibly For wheresoeuer the true naturall bodie of Christ is there may it also be seene and felt Lu. 24. 7 Notwithstanding this is certaine that whole Christ is euerie where but not the whole of Christ Lombardus in his third Booke of Sentences dist 22. saith Truelie whole Christ was in hell whole Christ was in heauen and whole Christ was euerie where at the same time For that eternall person was no greater when it had the flesh and the soule vnited togither vnto it then when it had but the one of them onely neither was it any greater when it had them both togither or but the one of them onelie vnited vnto it then it was hauinge neither of them vnited Therefore whole and perfect Christ was euerie where Wherevpon Augustine saith Hee sent not the Father from him when hee came into the Virgin being whole euerie where and perfect euerie where And a litle after The Totum Christi Totus Christus whole of Christ was neither in the sepulchre neither in hell although whole Christe were there like-as whole Christ is God and whole Christ is man but not the whole of Christ because he is not onelie God or onelie man but both God and man Totum enim ad naturam refertur totus ad hypostasin The whole of Christ is referred vnto the nature but whole Christe vnto the person Sicut aliud aliquid ad naturam alius vero aliquis ad personam As another thinge and some-thinge are referferred vnto the nature but another man and some man are referred vnto the person Where-vpon Iohn Damascene saith Totus Christus est Deus perfectus non autem totum Deus est c. Whole Christ is perfect God but the whole of Christe is not God for hee is not onelie God but hee is man also and whole Christ is perfect man but the whole of Christ is not perfect man for hee is not onelie man but hee is GOD also For the whole of Christ representeth his nature but whole Christ his person Sicut aliud quidem est naturae alius vero hypostaseos Like-as another thing importeth the nature but another man importeth the person 38. Lect. 12. April 1580. TO the ende that that which goeth before may bee made more plaine I will adioyne vnto the Prophets woordes concerninge the comming of the desire of the Gentiles the lyke sayinge of the Apostle which comprehendeth in it two rules touching the spirit of God and Iesus Christ is come in the flesh The word was made flesh the spirit of Antichrist 1. Iohn 4. 2. 3. By this knowe yee the spirit of God euerie spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is of God And euerie spirit that doth not confesse that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God but this is the spirit of Antichriste of whom you haue heard that hee should nowe come that hee is now in the worlde Nowe that wée may applie these thinges vnto our purpose and admonishe the yonger sorte that they doe not onely take héede of that opinion of Antichrist which denieth that Christ is come in the fleshe that is that hée is made like vnto vs in all things sinne onelie excepted hauing taken to him-selfe the true humane nature which cōsisteth vpon a reasonable soule and an instrumentall and comprehensible bodie but also of the position which being set downe that doth followe we will set down● the Methode of our spéeches Syllogisticallie which shall teach both these thinges both that the truth is a most perfect harmonie and that those which starte aside from the same after they haue graunted one absurditie doe gather more and lay them vpon their owne shoulders and vpon others also 1 Syllogisme They which deny that Iesus Christ is come in the fleshe are ledde with the spirite of Antichrist 1. Iohn 4. 3. But who-soeuer they bée which feigne that the fleshe of Christ is present euery where really they deny that Iesus Christ is come in the fleshe Wherefore wée must pray vnto God that they may bée deliuered from the spirit of Antichrist whereby they doe not p●rceiue them-selues to bee ledde For it becommeth vs to report well of those whom wée sée take our parte against the popish Idolatrie 2 The proofe of the minor Who-soeuer doe feigne that the fleshe of Christ was from euerlasting they doe denie that Christ came in the fulnes of time in the fleshe But they which doe affirme that the flesh of Christ is really euery-where doe say that the fleshe of Christ was from euer-lasting Therefore they denie that Christ is come in the flesh 3 The proofe of the minor It is altogether vnpossible and an absurde thinge to attribute to any thing an vniuersall presence with-out eternitie of beginninge But those men which say that Christ is euerie Or bodily where * really doe attribute