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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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Mark I beseech you how death is swallowed up by Christ in his own person for our good,1 he gave a great way to death, for death seized on him upon the cross, death severeth soul from body, death had him in his own cabinet, his grave for three days; nay this great King and tyrant death, had a great conquest over Christ himself; but here was the glory of this victory; when death this great conqueror of the world had Christ upon the cross, and in his own dominion, in the grave, where he rules and reigns, consuming and swallowing up all, death was fain to give up all, and Satan thought to have had a great morsel when he devoured Christ; but there was an hook in his divine power that catched him, that when he thought to have swallowed up Christ was swallowed up himself, his head was then broken; he never had such a blow, as by Christ on the cross, when he was overcome being a scorn of the world visibly, yet invisibly in Gods acceptation of that sacrifice, and in a spirit of faith: Christ triumpheth over Satan, death was subdued even in his own kingdom, and that makes the victory great.
Marke I beseech you how death is swallowed up by Christ in his owne person for our good,1 he gave a great way to death, for death seised on him upon the crosse, death severeth soule from body, death had him in his owne cabinet, his grave for three daies; nay this great King and tyrant death, had a great conquest over Christ himselfe; but here was the glory of this victory; when death this great conquerour of the world had Christ upon the crosse, and in his owne dominion, in the grave, where he rules and raignes, consuming and swallowing up all, death was faine to give up all, and Satan thought to have had a great morsell when he devoured Christ; but there was an hooke in his divine power that catched him, that when he thought to have swallowed up Christ was swallowed up himselfe, his head was then broken; he never had such a blow, as by Christ on the crosse, when he was overcome being a scorne of the world visibly, yet invisibly in Gods acceptation of that sacrifice, and in a spirit of faith: Christ triumpheth over Satan, death was subdued even in his owne kingdome, and that makes the victory great.
- 1Death was conquered by Christ when he had given way to be under the power of it.