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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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Now for Use:1 Here is not only the mercies of God in Christ,2 but the tender mercy; that whereas our life is full of tears, which we have brought upon our selves, yet God stoops so low as to wipe our eyes, like a father or mother, his mercy is a sweet and tender mercy: And as the Psalmist saith, When we are sick he maketh our beds in our sickness. Christ will come, and serve them that watch and serve him; nay he will attend them, and sup with them. He is not only mercy and goodness, but there be in him bowels of mercy; he not only giveth matter of joy and comfort, but he will do like a tender hearted mother, wiping away all tears from our eyes; we cannot apprehend the Bowels in Gods love, the pity and mercy of God towards them that be his, and afflicted in the World, specially in a good cause: though they be never so many, if they be penitent tears, he will wipe them all away.
Now for Use:1 Here is not onely the mercies of God in Christ,2 but the tender mercy; that whereas our life is full of teares, which we have brought upon our selves, yet God stoops so low as to wipe our eyes, like a father or mother, his mercy is a sweet and tender mercy: And as the Psalmist saith, When wee are sick he maketh our beds in our sicknesse. Christ will come, and serve them that watch and serve him; nay hee will attend them, and sup with them. He is not only mercy and goodnesse, but there be in him bowells of mercy; he not onely giveth matter of joy and comfort, but hee will doe like a tender hearted mother, wiping away all teares from our eyes; we cannot apprehend the Bowells in Gods love, the pitty and mercy of God towards them that be his, and afflicted in the World, specially in a good cause: though they bee never so many, if they bee penitent teares, he will wipe them all away.
- 1Use. 1.
- 2Take notice of the tender mercy of God in this, that he will wipe away tears.