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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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Answ. Christ had to deal with death armed with a terrible sting, with sin, and the wrath of God for sin: And therefore when he was to die, Father let this cup pass from me. But death is disarmed to us: He had to encounter with sin and the wrath of God, and death in all its strength. But we are not so: we are to deal with death like the brazen Serpent, that hath the shape of death, but no sting at all; Its become a drone ever since it lost its sting in Christ. (Life took death, that death might take life) as he said. The meaning is, Christs life it self took death, that we that were so subject to death, that we were death it self, might take life. Oh blessed consideration, nothing comparable to the consideration of the death of Christ, it is the death of deaths.
Answ. Christ had to deale with death armed with a terrible sting, with sinne, and the wrath of God for sin: And therefore when he was to die, Father let this cup passe from me. But death is disarmed to us: He had to encounter with sinne and the wrath of God, and death in all its strength. But we are not so: we are to deale with death like the brazen Serpent, that hath the shape of death, but no sting at all; Its become a drone ever since it lost its sting in Christ. (Life tooke death, that death might take life) as he said. The meaning is, Christs life it selfe tooke death, that wee that were so subject to death, that we were death it selfe, might take life. Oh blessed consideration, nothing comparable to the consideration of the death of Christ, it is the death of deaths.
And then again we are sure of victory, it is conquered in our head, and shall be in us. But you say we are to conflict with the pangs of death, and many troubles meet in death. It is true, but it is conquered to faith, and in Christ our head; we must fight, Christ traineth us to overcome death our selves by faith, and then we are sure of victory. Join these two together, it is conquered in Christ our head, and shall be conquered of us; death keeps our dust, and must give them all again.
And then againe wee are sure of victory, it is conquered in our head, and shall be in us. But you say wee are to conflict with the pangs of death, and many troubles meet in death. It is true, but it is conquered to faith, and in Christ our head; we must fight, Christ traineth us to overcome death our selves by faith, and then wee are sure of victory. Joyne these two together, it is conquered in Christ our head, and shall be conquered of us; death keeps our dust, and must give them all againe.