A93248:133
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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In the fourth place.1 Where this veil is taken off from any,2 there is with it spiritual joy, and feasting, as here he joineth them both together. I will make a feast of fat things, and will take away the veil.
In the fourth place.1 Where this vaile is taken off from any,2 there is with it spirituall joy, and feasting, as here he joyneth them both together. I will make a feast of fat things, and will take away the vaile.
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- 2Where the veil is taken away, there is spiritual joy and feasting.Where the vaile is taken away, there is spirituall joy and feasting.
The reason of the connection of this, is that same Spirit,1 that is a Spirit of Revelations, is a Spirit of Comfort:2 And the same Spirit that is the Spirit of Comfort, is a Spirit of Revelation: All sweetness that the soul relisheth, cometh from light, and all light that is spiritual conveyeth sweetness both together. Beloved, there is a marvellous sweetness in divine Truths, in Christ is all marrow, and in Religion forgiveness of sins, and inward peace, and joy, and grace, fitting us to be like to Christ, and for heaven, they be incredibly sweet, they