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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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So that there is cause of tears, and tears is a duty of Christians, sensible of the cause both of sin and misery, upon one, and another.
So that there is cause of teares, and teares is a duty of Christians, sensible of the cause both of sinne and misery, upon one, and another.
And as it is an unavoidable grief,1 so it is good we should grieve:2 we must stoop to Gods course, we must bring our hearts to it, and pray, (that since our necessities and sins do call for this dispensation, that we must under correction, he will make us sensible of his rod) that he would make good his Covenant of grace, to take away our stony hearts, and give us hearts of flesh, that we may be sensible.
And as it is an unavoidable griefe,1 so it is good wee should grieve:2 we must stoope to Gods course, we must bring our hearts to it, and pray, (that since our necessities and sins doe call for this dispensation, that we must under correction, he will make us sensible of his rod) that he would make good his Covenant of grace, to take away our stony hearts, and give us hearts of flesh, that we may be sensible.
- 1Use 2.Vse 2.
- 2Its good we do grieve.Its good wee doe grieve.