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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.
Amen is an Hebrew word; 1and it is still retained, to show the consent of the Christian Church with the Jewish, both with that which was before, and with that which shall be afterward. And it is expressed and opened here, by a word following; Yea, or, Even so, come Lord Jesus. You see the Church desires, and out of her desire prays, Come Lord Jesus.
Amen is an Hebrew word; 1and it is still retained, to shew the consent of the Christian Church with the Iewish, both with that which was before, and with that which shall be afterward. And it is expressed and opened here, by a word following; Yea, or, Even so, come Lord Iesus. You see the Church desires, and out of her desire prayes, Come Lord Iesus.
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Now this desire of the Church, shows the gracious disposition of the ⟨p. 28⟩Church. These desires, are the breathings and motions of the Spirit in the soul, tending to further union. Even as motion tends to rest, so desires tend to the uniting unto the thing desired. The Churches desires here, are the immediate issue of the soul, and therefore undissembled; and they show the true character of a Christian soul. We may dissemble words and actions, but we cannot dissemble our desires and affections: we may paint fire, but we cannot paint heat. Therefore, God judgeth us more by our desires and affections, then by our words and actions.
Now this desire of the Church, shewes the gracious disposition of the ⟨p. 28⟩Church. These desires, are the breathings and motions of the Spirit in the soule, tending to further union. Even as motion tends to rest, so desires tend to the uniting unto the thing desired. The Churches desires here, are the immediate issue of the soule, and therefore undissembled; and they shew the true character of a Christian soule. We may dissemble words and actions, but we cannot dissemble our desires and affections: we may paint fire, but we cannot paint heat. Therefore, God judgeth us more by our desires and affections, then by our words and actions.