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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
THE BRIDEGROOMS PROMISE: And, The BRIDES Prayer.THE BRIDEGROOMES PROMISE: And, The BRIDES Prayer.
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.
THE BRIDEGROOMS PROMISE: And, The BRIDES Prayer.
THE BRIDEGROOMES PROMISE: And, The BRIDES Prayer.
REVEL. 22. 20. He which testifieth these things, saith, Surely, I come quickly; Amen, Even so come Lord Jesus.
REVEL. 22. 20. Hee which testifieth these things, saith, Surely, I come quickly; Amen, Even so come Lord Iesus.
AS the Church of God, being the weakest and the most shiftless part of mankind, is ⟨p. 2⟩never without trouble in this world; so God would never have it to be without comfort. And therefore, God reveals unto Christ in this Book, and Christ unto the Angel, and the Angel unto John, things to come, from the Ascension of Christ unto his second coming; that so, in all conditions of the Church, the Church might have recourse unto this Book, to see what the issue of all would be. This is their comfort, that howsoever things may be carried in this world in a seeming confusion, in a cloud, and in a Mystery; yet in conclusion, all shall end well on the Churches side: ⟨p. 3⟩