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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…
The brides longing for her bride-grooms second coming A sermon preached at the funeral of the right worshipful, Sir Thomas Crew, knight, sergeant at law to his majesty. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs.The brides longing for her bride-groomes second comming A sermon preached at the funerall of the right worshipfull, Sir Thomas Crevv, knight, sergeant at law to his maiestie. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs.
London: printed by E. Purslow for E. Langham, 1638
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now, in this worthy man, there was a concentrating and joining together of the parts of Nature, and the parts of Industry, and likewise of ⟨p. 117⟩the parts of Grace. And that which did steer his conversation, and rule all aright, was indeed the true fear of God; which caused him to set the stamp of Religion on all his courses, in his whole conversation.
Now, in this worthy man, there was a concentrating and joyning together of the parts of Nature, and the parts of Industrie, and likewise of ⟨p. 117⟩the parts of Grace. And that which did steere his conversation, and rule all aright, was indeed the true feare of God; which caused him to set the stampe of Religion on all his courses, in his whole conversation.
For the Lords day, it may a little be discerned by that: He had a wonderful care, to keep it holy. He was as eminent as any in his Profession, for that. He would not intermeddle with the businesses of his calling, on that day. He did not think it enough, to hear the Sermon, and Divine Service, and then to go to the works of his calling. ⟨p. 118⟩And in this he is to be commended. For whose good hath God appointed the Lords day? Is it not for our own? Should not we grow base, and earthly minded, if one day in seven we should not be heavenly minded, and think upon our ever-lasting condition in another World? Shall we think much then of that which God appoints for us?
For the Lords day, it may a little be discerned by that: Hee had a wonderfull care, to keepe it holy. Hee was as eminent as any in his Profession, for that. Hee would not entermeddle with the businesses of his calling, on that day. Hee did not thinke it enough, to heare the Sermon, and Divine Service, and then to goe to the workes of his calling. ⟨p. 118⟩