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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.
A Stream is restless, and incessant, till it meet ⟨p. 31⟩1with the Ocean, and empty it self into the Sea; so, true and holy desires be restless, and always in motion. They are not like a standing Poole, that rests; but they are in motion still, till they have emptied themselves into the boundless and bottomless Ocean of endless pleasure.
A Streame is restlesse, and incessant, till it meet ⟨p. 31⟩1with the Ocean, and emptie it selfe into the Sea; so, true and holy desires be restlesse, and alwayes in motion. They are not like a standing Poole, that rests; but they are in motion still, till they have emptied themselves into the boundlesse and bottomelesse Ocean of endlesse pleasure.
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As true Streams that 1arise from a Fountain, do wax bigger and bigger, the nearer they come to the Ocean, because other Rivers join with them, and so they take advantage and augmentation by other streams that run into them: so, if our desires be true, they are growing desires; ⟨p. 32⟩they increase bigger and bigger still, till they come to Heaven.
As true Streames that 1arise from a Fountaine, doe waxe bigger and bigger, the neerer they come to the Ocean, because other Rivers joyne with them, and so they take advantage and augmentation by other streames that run into them: so, if our desires be true, they are growing desires;