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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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I partly showed in the former point, that it is peculiar to Gods Children to have the veil taken off. There is a veil in all things, either the things be hid from them, as amongst the Gentiles, or if the things be revealed, there is a veil upon the heart, their lusts raise up a cloud, which until God subdue by the holy Spirit, they be dark, yea darkness it self. Goshen was only light, when all Egypt was in darkness: so there is light only in the Church, and all other parts in the world are in darkness: And amongst men in the Church there is a darkness upon the soul of unregenerate men, that be not sanctified, and subdued by the Spirit of God. And ⟨p. 45⟩all godly men are lightsome, nay they be lights in the world. As wicked men are darkness, so gracious men by the Spirit of God, are made lights of the world from him that is the true light, Christ himself.
I partly shewed in the former point, that it is peculiar to Gods Children to have the vaile taken off. There is a vailin all things, either the things be hid from them, as amongst the Gentiles, or if the things bee revealed, there is a vaile upon the heart, their lusts raise up a cloud, which untill God subdue by the holy Spirit, they bee darke, yea darknesse it selfe. Goshen was onely light, when all Egypt was in darknesse: so there is light onely in the Church, and all other parts in the world are in darknesse: And amongst men in the Church there is a darknesse upon the soule of unregenerate men, that bee not sanctified, and subdued by the Spirit of God. And ⟨p. 45⟩all godly men are lightsome, nay they be lights in the world. As wicked men are darknesse, so gracious men by the Spirit of God, are made lights of the world from him that is the true light, Christ himselfe.
It is peculiar to the Church to know the greatest good,1