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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.
And then, because there is a certain number of the Elect of God, which must be accomplished, and fulfilled; and Christ will delay his last coming, till that be done: Therefore, Come and accomplish the number of thine Elect; as you have it, Revel. 6. 11. And white Robes were given to every one of them, and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, ⟨p. 47⟩until their fellow servants also, and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. They must stay, till the rest come in: As they that have invited a company of Strangers to a Feast, do stay till the last be come; so there will not be a glorious coming of Christ, until all the Elect be gathered into one Body. And then shall be the Coming of all Comings; which is the glorious coming of Christ, to take us to himself, and to make us sit with him, to judge the 1World, as so many Kings and Judges of the World, and to be with him for ⟨p. 48⟩ever. As the Apostle saith, Then shall we be ever with the Lord. And that is a 2comfort indeed. As he adds there; Wherefore comfort one another with these words. And so you see the gradual performance thereof.
And then, because there is a certaine number of the Elect of God, which must bee accomplished, and fulfilled; and Christ will delay his last comming, till that be done: Therefore, Come and accomplish the number of thine Elect; as you have it, Revel. 6. 11. And white Robes were given to everie one of them, and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, ⟨p. 47⟩untill their fellow servants also, and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. They must stay, till the rest come in: As they that have invited a companie of Strangers to a Feast, doe stay till the last be come; so there will not be a glorious comming of Christ, untill all the Elect be gathered into one Body. And then shall be the Comming of all Commings; which is the glorious comming of Christ, to take us to himselfe, and to make us sit with him, to judge the