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The glorious feast of the Gospel. Or, Christs gracious invitation and royal entertainment of…The glorious feast of the Gospel. Or, Christs gracious invitation and royall entertainment of…
The glorious feast of the Gospel. Or, Christs gracious invitation and royal entertainment of believers. Wherein amongst other things these comfortable doctrines are spiritually handled: Viz. 1. The marriage feast between Christ and his Church. 2. The veil of ignorance and unbelief removed. 3. Christs conquest over death. 4. The wiping away of tears from the faces of Gods people. 5. The taking away of their reproaches. 6. The precious promises of God, and their certain performance. 7. The divine authority of the holy scriptures. 8. The duty and comfort of waiting upon God. / Delivered in divers sermons upon Isai.25 chap.6,7,8,9 verses, by the late reverend, learned and faithful minister of the Gospel, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Master of Katharine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher at Gray's-Inn, London. Perused by those that were instructed to revise his writings.The glorious feast of the Gospel. Or, Christs gracious invitation and royall entertainment of believers. Wherein amongst other things these comfortable doctrines are spiritually handled: Viz. 1. The marriage feast between Christ and his Church. 2. The vaile of ignorance and unbeliefe removed. 3. Christs conquest over death. 4. The wiping away of teares from the faces of Gods people. 5. The taking away of their reproaches. 6. The precious promises of God, and their certaine performance. 7. The divine authority of the holy scriptures. 8. The duty and comfort of waiting upon God. / Delivered in divers sermons upon Isai.25 chap.6,7,8,9 verses, by the late reverend, learned and faithfull minister of the Gospell, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Master of Katharine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher at Grayes-Inne, London. Perused by those that were instructed to revise his writings.
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1650
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SO much of late hath been written about the times, that Spiritual Discourses are now almost out of season. Mens minds are so hurried up and down, that it is to be feared, they are much discomposed to think seriously as they ought, of their eternal concernments: Alas! Christians have lost much of their Communion with Christ and his Saints; (the heaven upon earth) whilst they have woefully disputed away, and dispirited the life of Religion and the power of Godliness into dry and sapless Controversies about Government of Church and State. To recover therefore thy spiritual Relish of savoury practical Truths,1 these Sermons of that excellent man of God, of precious memory, are published: Wherein thou art presented,2 1. With an invitation to a great and wonderful Feast; the Marriage-Feast of the Lamb. An admirable Feast indeed, wherein Jesus Christ the eternal Son of God is the Bridegroom, where every Believer that ⟨image 3⟩hath put on the Lord Jesus, (the wedding garment) is not only the Guest, but the Spouse of Christ, and the Bride at this Wedding-supper. Here Jesus Christ is the Master of the Feast, and the Cheer and Provision too. He is the Lamb of God, the Ram caught in the thicket. He is the fatted Calf; 3when he was sacrificed, Wisdom killed her beasts, 4Prov. 9. 2. At his death, the Oxen and Fatlings were killed. 5His flesh is meat indeed, and his blood is drink indeed. And that thou mayest be fully delighted at this Feast, Christ is the Rose of Sharon, the Lilly of the Valley; he is a bundle of Myrrh, a Cluster of Camphire, his name is an ointment poured out, and his love is better than Wine. In Christ are all things ready, for Christ is all in all. And great is the Feast that Christ makes for Believers; for it is the Marriage Feast which the great King makes for his Sonne. The great design and aim of the Gospel being to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ, and give him a name above every name. Great is the company that are bid,