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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.
He lived (to end all) in the best times that have been in the Church since the Apostles times, all his days. He was borne under the Gospel, and lived under the Gospel. He began to savour the best things, even from his youth. And God lengthened his days very long, for the good of us. Therefore God miraculously, almost, preserved his weak worn body. It was much, that such a spirit should endure in such a body so long, under such Diseases. But, at length, being full of days, and full of ⟨p. 135⟩honour with all good people, God having blessed him in his Children, (for his Children's Children inherit his Blessing) in the comfort and assurance of an happy change, he yielded up his blessed Soul, and triumphant Spirit, into the hands of God, whom he had loved; whose Cause he had owned here in the World, in the midst of this sinful generation; and whom he professed, even unto death; whose coming, he desired so earnestly: where, and with whom, we now leave him.
Hee lived (to end all) in the best times that have beene in the Church since the Apostles times, all his dayes. Hee was borne under the Gospel, and lived under the Gospel. Hee began to savour the best things, even from his youth. And God lengthened his dayes very long, for the good of us. Therefore God miraculously, almost, preserved his weake worne body. It was much, that such a spirit should endure in such a body so long, under such Diseases. But, at length, being full of dayes, and full of ⟨p. 135⟩honour with all good people, God having blessed him in his Children, (for his Childrens Children inherite his Blessing) in the comfort and assurance of an happie change, hee yeelded up his blessed Soule, and triumphant Spirit, into the hands of God, whom hee had loved; whose Cause hee had owned here in the World, in the midst of this sinfull generation; and whom hee professed, even unto death; whose comming, hee desired so earnestly: where, and with whom, wee now leave him.
And for you (Beloved) that fully know (as the Apostle Paul saith) his