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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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But there be some things that will damp all mirth: Now here is security against them, that our joy may be complete; and this in the next verse to which I now come; He will swallow up death in victory, he will wipe away tears from all faces. The Prophet having spoken of a great Feast before, an excellent Feast, sets forth here the services of that feast; what is it that accompanies it.
But there be some things that will dampe all mirth: Now here is security against them, that our joy may bee compleat; and this in the next verse to which I now come; Hee will swallow up death in victory, hee will wipe away teares from all faces. The Prophet having spoken of a great Feast before, an excellent Feast, sets forth here the services of that feast; what is it that accompanies it.
First of all there shall be light to discover the excellency of the feast, the veil is taken away, and a knowledge given to know divine things in a spiritual manner.
First of all there shall be light to discover the excellency of the feast, the vaile is taken away, and a knowledge given to know divine things in a spirituall manner.
Then (which will damp all feasts) the fear of death is taken away; He will swallow up death in victory, and wipe away all tears, that is all sorrow, the effect is put for the cause: This is an excellent promise, an excellent Service in this spiritual banquet. Suppose a man were set at a Feast furnished with all Delicates, royally attended, Clothes suitable, and had a Sword hung over his head ready to fall upon him, it would cast such a damp on his spirit, as would spoil the joy of this feast: So to hear of Spiritual excellencies, and yet death, and hell, and damnation coming along, alas where is the comfort you speak of? And therefore to make the feast more perfect, there is not only light and knowledge, but removal of it ever may damp the feast. So this must needs come in to comfort all the rest; He shall swallow up death in victory, and wipe away tears from all faces. Death is here represented to us under the word victory, as a Combatant, as one that we are to fight withal, a Captain.