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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.
They are made good, by degrees. God goes by many steps to the performance of his great Promises: As here, the Promise of Christs second glorious coming, hath many degrees to the accomplishment thereof. So, God promises a new Heaven, 1and a new Earth: That was one degree of the performance hereof, when the Jews came out of Captivity. It had a second degree of performance, when Christ came in the flesh: Then all things were new; there was a new Priest, a ⟨p. 44⟩new Sabbath, a new Nation. So, when the Gentiles were called, and came in, it had a third gradual performance. When the Jews shall be called, when there shall be a resurrection from 2the dead, as it were, then all things shall be new; that was a fourth. And the last and full performance shall be, when all things shall be new indeed, that is, when there shall be a new Heaven, and a new Earth. So this Promise here, Come Lord Jesus, it hath a latitude and breadth of performance: Come Lord into our hearts first, and set up thy Kingdom and Sceptre there; subdue all therein unto thy self, throw down all ⟨p. 45⟩lusts, thrust out Satan, take thine own interest in us.
They are made good, by degrees. God goes by many steps to the performance of his great Promises: As here, the Promise of Christs second glorious comming, hath many degrees to the accomplishment thereof. So, God promises a new Heaven, 1and a new Earth: That was one degree of the performance hereof, when the Iewes came out of Captivitie. It had a second degree of performance, when Christ came in the flesh: Then all things were new; there was a new Priest, a ⟨p. 44⟩new Sabbath, a new Nation. So, when the Gentiles were called, and came in, it had a third gra'duall performance. When the Iewes shall be called, when there shall be a resurrection from 2