The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch

Now our Saviour, in way of answer unto this question, layeth down both the certainty and the ⟨p. 2⟩uncertainty of his second coming: the certainty, that it shall be; the uncertainty when it shall be. That, which is wont to be said of the day of Death, being no less true of the day of Doom; ^fThere is nothing more certain, and yet nothing more uncertain: ^gNothing more certain than that it shall be: as sure, we use to say, as Death; and may well say, as Doom: For ^hHeaven and earth (saith our Saviour) shall pass away, but so shall not my word. And yet ⁱnothing more uncertain than when it shall be. For, ^kOf that day and hour knoweth no man ought, no nor the Angels in heaven, nor the Son (^l as he was ^mthen) himself.

Now our Sauiour, in way of answer vnto this question, layeth downe both the certaintie and the ⟨p. 2⟩vncertaintie of his second comming: the certaintie, that it shall be; the vncertaintie when it shall be. That, which is wont to be said of the day of Death, being no lesse true of the day of Doome; ^fThere is nothing more certaine, and yet nothing more vncertaine: ^gNothing more certaine than that it shall be: as sure, we vse to say, as Death; and may well say, as Doome: For ^h