...all the Fruit of his Labours,— —Te havefown Much, and bring in Little. .Te looked for Much, and it came to Little ) and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it, faith the Lord, Haggai i. — By the Blaft of God they TeriJh, and by the Breath of his NoJlrils are...

...avenged of fucb a nation as this? For confider, faith the prophet Haggai, and reflefit upon your ways; ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little \ and when ye brought it borne, I did blow blow upon il ; and why ? faith the Lord of bofts : becaufe of mine houfe that is...

...but there is none warm ; and *' he that earneth wages, doth it to' put it into a bag with " holes. Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and...when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why, flith " the Lord of hofts ? Becaufe of mine houfe that is wafte ; and ** ye tarn every man unto his...

...wages^ earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." Still he goes on thundering and lightening, " Ye looked for much, and lo it came to little : and when ye brought it home^ (pleafingyourfelves with your fine crops)"! did blow upon it : why ? faith the LORD of Hofts j becaufe...

...God calls our nation to confider their ways, as he called them of old, in Hag. i. 7, 9. Thus faith the Lord, ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little, therefore confider your ways; that fo we may fee our fins and provocations, the grounds of contending...

...time for yc, O ye, to dwell in ceiled houfes, and tlus houfe to ly wade ? Ye looked for much, and Io it came to little : and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it. Whv, Jliitli the Lord of holls ? Becaufe of mine tion of former covenants : " For thou haft CONFIRMED...

...article ; for thus God further fpeaks of his even declining to give a blefling to their labours, Te looked for much, and lo it came to little, and when ye brought it home I did blow ft fan it : Why did I this? faith the LordofHoJls, becaufe of mine houfe that is laafle, and ye run...

...declared by his prophet Haggai/ when they neglected to repair his temple: Te have fown much, and bring in little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it : Why ? faith the Lord of hojls. Why, becaufe of my bouje which lieth wajle, and ye run every one to his...

...and he that earneth wages, doth it to put it into a bag with. '" holes. Ye looked for much, and k>, it came to little ; and when *' ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why, faith the Lord of " hofts ? Becaufe of mine houfe that is wafte ; and ye turn every " man unto his...

...to call upon us all to " confider our ways." May it not be faid to us, as it once was to the Jews, " Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it?'1 But " Is there evil in the city, and the Lord hath not done it ?" Surely the Lord calls us to...