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…

But now, when we have finished our work; when ⟨p. 100⟩God hath been served by us, in our generations; as it was said of David, that ¹be served God in his own generation, by the will of God; and after that, fell on sleep: then God will take off our desire, of living any longer; then he will make us even willing to die. As Saint Paul, in the last Epistle that ever he made, when he had run his race, and fought his fight, and finished his course; then, nothing but a Crown: Henceforth there ²is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, &c. And in the same Chapter afterward; The Lord shall ³deliver me from every evil work, and preserve me unto ⟨p. 101⟩his heavenly Kingdom. So saith Christ: I have glorified thee on the Earth, I ⁴have finished the work which thou gavest me to do; and now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self. So, when the Children of God have an Item from the Spirit of God, that they have done all that God would have them for to do, then they will be most willing to go hence. In the mean time, they must ⁵run with patience the race that is set before them; they must fight the fight that God hath pitched for them, and keep the Faith, they must be willing to do all that God would have them, in an humble submission ⟨p. 102⟩to his will: But when they have done all, then their hearts will be enlarged, to desire the coming of Christ; that he would come, and call them home.

But now, when wee have finished our worke; when ⟨p. 100⟩God hath beene served by us, in our generations; as it was said of David, that