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

But suppose that the Lord Jesus do comfortably appear to us in a dark condition, Quest. when we look not for him, as now he hath done to this Kingdom: what is our duty that doth flow from hence?

But suppose that the Lord Jesus do comfortably appear to us in a darke condition, Quest. when we look not for him, as now he hath done to this Kingdome: what is our duty that doth flow from hence?

First, Answ. If Jesus Christ hath appeared to you in the dark, and come to you even at midnight; Duty. 1 then trust in the Lord for ever; and again I say, trust in the Lord, trust in the Lord at all times. Here is one night over, but another night will come (I fear) and it may prove a darker night; night and day have their courses. ¹But does Christ come at midnight? why then should we not trust in God at midnight, in the darkest time? At what time I am afraid (says the Psalmist) I will trust in the Lord Faith moves Christ for to come the sooner: And therefore (says the Apostle) Looking for, and hastening the coming of the Lord. You read it in the English, ²hastening unto; but according to the Greek, the words may better be read thus, looking for, and hastening ⟨p. 15⟩the coming of the Lord. Our very looking for his coming, ³doth hasten his coming. Faith mitigates our calamities, and holds the hands of our enemies. I have read in the life of Tyndale, that he being in the Low-countries, heard of a certain Juggling Conjurer, that could by his conjuring command a dish of meat from any Princes table in the world, which he did use to do, and would ordinarily invite his friends unto dinner: Whereupon Master Tyndale resolved, that he would go see this act, but would set himself to believe the contrary; which he did; & the company being come together, and the Conjurer endeavouring the same, was so hindered by the faith of Master Tyndale, that he cried out, and said,