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Two sermons: preached by that faithful and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…Two sermons: preached by that faithfull and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes…
Two sermons: preached by that faithful and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn; and master of Katherine Hall in CambridgeTwo sermons: preached by that faithfull and reverend divine, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honorable society of Grayes Inne; and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge
London: printed by T. Cotes for Andr. Kembe, 1639
THE SPOUSE, Her earnest desire after Christ.THE SPOVSE, Her earnest desire after Christ.
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.
The first reason is because 1he would minister to her some solace after the long time of her absence from him, and that she might not faint, but having some sweet taste of his love here, might stay her stomach upon that, somewhat in hand, till the day wherein the Lord Christ will fully manifest his love unto her. The Lord seeth that ⟨p. 26⟩his children are apt to be oppressed with heaviness here; and therefore he gives them a taste as the earnest of the bargain, till the whole come; that is, somewhat to comfort them till that come that will wipe away all tears, and shut out sorrow; when there shall be no woe.
The first reason is because 1hee would minister to her some solace after the long time of her absence from him, and that shee might not faint, but having some sweet taste of his love here, might stay her stomacke upon that, somewhat in hand, till the day wherein the Lord Christ will fully manifest his love unto her. The Lord seeth that ⟨p. 26⟩his children are apt to bee opprest with heavinesse here; and therefore he gives them a taste as the earnest of the bargaine, till the whole come; that is, somewhat to comfort them till that come that will wipe away all teares, and shut out sorrow; when there shall be no woe.
- 1Rea. 1.
Secondly, the Lord gives his children a sweet taste of 1his love here, that by weakness and frailty they might not fall away and so lose their first love (but if they should slip) that then they might recover their first grounds, and say with the Church; we will go and return to our first husband; for it was better with us then, then now,