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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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The proud Philosopher thought it was not philosophical to weep; a proud stoical humour, but Christians desire it.
The proud Phylosopher thought it was not phylosophicall to weepe; a proud stoicall humor, but Christians desire it.
And therefore we ought to labour to be more sensible, that we might make our peace, and reverence the ⟨p. 75⟩justice of God, and be more sensible of him afterwards. It is most true,1 that Sapiens miser, plus miser; the more wise any man is, the more sensible of misery: And therefore of all men, the best men have most grief, because they have most quick senses, they be not stupefied with insensibility, and resoluteness, to bear it bravely as the world; but they apprehend with grief, the cause of grief. And as they have a more sanctified judgement than other men, so they have a more wise affection of love, and a quicker life of grace; where life is, there is sense: and where there is a clear sight, or cause of grief, there is most grief. Therefore the best men have most grief, because they be most judicious, most loving.
And therefore we ought to labour to be more sensible, that we might make our peace, and reverence the ⟨p. 75⟩justice of God, and be more sensible of him afterwards. It is most true,1 that Sapiens miser, plus miser; the more wise any man is, the more sensible of misery: And therefore of all men, the best men have most griefe, because they have most quicke senses, they be not stupified with insensibility, and resolutenesse, to beare it bravely as the world; but they apprehend with griefe, the cause of griefe. And as they have a more sanctified judgement than other men, so they have a more wise affection of love, and a quicker life of grace; where life is, there is sense: and where there is a cleare sight, or cause of griefe, there is most griefe. Therefore the best men have most griefe, because they be most judicious, most loving.