Christs coming opened in a sermon before the honourable house of commons in Margaret's…

And for Christs coming at the last, ye know what he says, I will come in an hour when ye look not for me. And for this great deliverance and victory which the Lord hath now given unto you, was it not at midnight? consider with your selves a little, remember the days of your former troubles, and were you ever in a more dark condition? were ye not all benighted? when were your enemies more high, and lofty? when were your friends more down and dejected? A night, a night, the Lord knows, a dark night was come upon us. Well, but now Christ comes with a seasonable, almost miraculous victory and deliverance. And this is Christs way and manner; He never comes to his people as a Bridegroom, but still he doth come at midnight, in all his comings still he doth come at midnight.

And for Christs coming at the last, ye know what he sayes, I will come in an houre when ye looke not for me. And for this great deliverance and victory which the Lord hath now given unto you, was it not at midnight? consider with your selves a little, remember the dayes of your former troubles, and were you ever in a more darke condition? were ye not all benighted? when were your enemies more high, and lofty? when were your friends more down and dejected? A night, a night, the Lord knowes, a darke night was come upon us. Well, but now Christ comes with a seasonable, almost miraculous victory and deliverance. And this is Christs way and manner; He never comes to his people as a Bridegroome, but still he doth come at midnight, in all his comings still he doth come at midnight.

Christ loves that his people should sit up for him, Reas. 1 watch and wait for him. He waiteth to show mercy on them that wait on his mercy. The more a man is respected, and beloved in an house, the more if he be abroad, those in the house will sit up, and watch for him; he that loves him not, says, I will go to bed, I'll stay no longer, let him come when he pleases; but he that loves him, saith, I'll watch, I'll stay, I'll sit ⟨p. 10⟩up for him; yea, though he don't come till midnight.