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

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, ⁴I cannot do it, there sits the man that hinders me, and holds my hands. I say, faith will hold the hands of wicked and devilish men; such too many we have to deal with in these times: Oh! that you would use your faith more and more. And have ye not ground enough for it? Christ comes at midnight; why should you not believe what ever your condition be, although it be never so dark?

First, Answ. If Jesus Christ hath appeared to you in the darke, and come to you even at midnight; Duty. 1 then trust in the Lord for ever; and againe I say, trust in the Lord, trust in the Lord at all times. Here is one night over, but another night will come (I feare) and it may prove a darker night; night and day have their courses.