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The holy longing
The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lombard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.The holy longing: or, The saints desire to be with Christ: delivered in a sermon at Al-hallows Lumbard-street, Aug. 24. 1658. At the funeral of Mr. Jacob Stock. / By Thomas Watson minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London.
London: printed by E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1659
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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.
Ignatius was desirous of Martyrdom, that he might gain the presence of Christ in glory.*
- *[Greek or Hebrew] Ignat. Epist. 7. ad Ant.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Ignat. Epist. 7. ad Ant.
A Christian of the right breed is ambitiously desirous to put off the earthly clothes of his body, & make his bed in the grave;* how is this bed perfumed with Christs lying in it? ⟨p. 14⟩a pillow of down, is not so sweet as a pillow of dust; a regenerate person looking upon himself as held with the earthen fetter of the flesh, and his soul put into a movable Sepulchre, *cries out with David, O that I had wings like a Dove, that I might fly away and be at rest. Psal. 55. 6.
A Christian of the right breed is ambitiously desirous to put off the earthly cloaths of his body, & make his bed in the grave;* how is this bed perfum'd with Christs lying in it? ⟨p. 14⟩a pillow of down, is not so sweet as a pillow of dust; a regenerate person looking upon himself as held with the earthen fetter of the flesh, and his soul put into a movable Sepulchre, *