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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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Beloved,1 Death is the great King of Kings, and the Emperor of Emperors, the great Captain, and ruling King of the world; for no King hath such Dominion as Death hath, it spreads its government and victory over all Nations; he is equal, though a Tyrant. As a Tyrant spares none, he is equal in this, he subdueth young and old,2 poor and rich, he levels Sceptres and Spades together; he levels all; there is no difference between the dust of an Emperor and the meanest man; he is a Tyrant that governeth over all; And so there is this equity in him, he spares none.
Beloved,1 Death is the great King of Kings, and the Emperor of Emperors, the great Captaine, and ruling King of the world; for no King hath such Dominion as Death hath, it spreads its government and victory over all Nations; he is equall, though a Tyrant. As a Tyrant spares none, he is equall in this, he subdueth young and old,2 poore and rich, he levels Scepters and Spades together; he levels all; there is no difference between the dust of an Emperor and the meanest man; he is a Tyrant that governeth over all; And so there is this equity in him, he spares none.
- 1Death is the great King of Kings.
- 2Death spares none.
He hath continued from the beginning of the world to this time;1 but he is a Tyrant brought in by our selves,