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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.
There is a sweet relish 1in all Divine Truths, and suitable to the sweetness in them; there is a spiritual taste, which the Spirit of God puts into the soul of his children. Though there be never so much sweetness in things, if there be not a suitable taste, there is no relish in them. Therefore, the Spirit of ⟨p. 14⟩God in his children works a taste of the sweetness that is in the Word of God. And that is a main ground why they say Amen, especially to comfortable Truths.
There is a sweet relish 1in all Divine Truths, and sutable to the sweetnesse in them; there is a spirituall taste, which the Spirit of God puts into the soule of his children. Though there be never so much sweetnesse in things, if there be not a sutable taste, there is no relish in them. Therefore, the Spirit of ⟨p. 14⟩God in his children works a taste of the sweetnesse that is in the Word of God. And that is a maine ground why they say Amen, especially to comfortable Truths.
- 1Reas. 2.
Again, when the soul is once contracted unto 1God, it hath no will of its own, but it yields up his will to Gods will. The Spouse hath no will of her own, but her Husbands will is her will. So, if Christ say, Amen, I come quickly; the Spouse of Christ saith Amen too.
Againe, when the soule is once contracted unto 1