The brides longing for her bride-grooms second coming A sermon preached at the funeral…The brides longing for her bride-groomes second comming A sermon preached at the funerall…

True; it may be so, because of thy wants, because ⟨p. 95⟩¹thou hast not prepared thy self, because thou art not spiritual, because thou art not mortified. This ariseth further, as from other causes, so from this. Thou art ignorant of the Covenant of Grace, that God is thy Father, and that he hath bound himself as a Father to pardon the sins of his children. Therefore, if thy sins be but infirmities, that thou strivest against, thou mayest be comforted. Mark what the Apostle saith; We our selves, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we our self, do ²groan within our selves, waiting for the adoption, even the redemption of our bodies. If we labour against our corruptions, ⟨p. 96⟩it should be so far from hindering our desire of Christs coming, that we should desire it the rather, because we labour under them; for then we shall be fully rid of them. Labour to understand the Covenant of Grace more fully. Christ is a Mediator and Intercessor; for whom? for perfect men? no; but for them that unwillingly run into debt with God every day. Therefore we say, in the Lords Prayer; Give us this day our daily ³bread, and forgive us our debts, &c. The ignorance of Evangelical points makes us so cold, so dead and dull, as we are oftentimes.

True; it may be so, because of thy wants, because ⟨p. 95⟩¹thou hast not prepared thy selfe, because thou art not spirituall, because thou art not mortified. This ariseth further, as from other causes, so from this. Thou art ignorant of the Covenant of Grace, that God is thy Father, and that hee hath bound himselfe as a Father to pardon the sinnes of his children. Therefore, if thy sinnes be but infirmities, that thou strivest against, thou mayest be comforted. Marke what the Apostle saith; Wee our selves, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, even wee our selve, doe