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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.
It pleased King James, of famous memory, to choose him, with some other Commissioners, to go into Ireland, about public Employment; which he performed with such care and Conscience, that when he returned home again, he was made the Kings Serjeant; and after that, Speaker in the Parliament, and the Mouth of the Commons.
It pleased King Iames, of famous memorie, to chuse him, with some other Commissioners, to goe into Ireland, about publique Employment; which hee performed with such care and Conscience, that when hee returned home againe, hee was made the Kings Serjeant; and after that, Speaker in the Parliament, and the Mouth of the Commons.
He was forty years a Practitioner in his calling: In which time, God blessed him with a great increase of his Estate. God sometimes doth delight to make good his temporal Promises, to a religious, industrious, and faithful man, and that in the eyes of the World. Sometimes God carries things in a Cloud, and in a Mystery; we cannot see how such and such men should go backward in the World. This will appear to us another day, in the Day of Revelation. But, because God would encourage Religion, faithfulness, and industry, ⟨p. 127⟩he makes good his temporal Promises to such faithful men as he was. Such was his faithfulness, such was his dexterity and quickness, in dispatching mens Causes, and Businesses, that men were willing to put their Causes and Estates into his hands. Therefore it is no wonder, if in so long a time, as forty years practise, God blessed him with so great an Estate.
Hee was fortie yeeres a Practitioner in his calling: In which time, God blessed him with a great encrease of his Estate. God sometimes doth delight to make good his temporall Promises, to a religious, industrious, and faithfull man, and that in the eyes of the World. Sometimes God carryes things in a Cloud, and in a Mysterie; wee cannot see how such and such men should goe backward in the World. This will appeare to us another day, in the Day of Revelation. But, because God would encourage Religion, faithfulnesse, and industrie,