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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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And whereas we must shed tears here,1 that we may be comforted hereafter, take heed that we do not in this life judge by sight, but by faith: if we live by sight, we are of all men most wretched. In the world the Children of God are most miserable, and of the Children of God, the best Saints. Who hath more cause of tears than the best Saints? It is but seed time here; while seed time continues, there be tears. The Husbandman while it is seed time cannot do his office but with trouble: the Minister cannot do his office, but he is forced to take to heart the sins of the times, to see his work go backward: Governors of Families and such, they carry their seed weeping; yea, the best men cannot do good sometimes, but they do it with trouble in themselves, and with ⟨p. 80⟩conflict of corruptions. There is no good sown here, but it is sown in tears: yet take no scandal at this, God will wipe away all tears.
And whereas wee must shed teares here,1 that we may be comforted hereafter, take heed that we doe not in this life judge by sight, but by faith: if we live by sight, wee are of all men most wretched. In the world the Children of God are most miserable, and of the Children of God, the best Saints. Who hath more cause of teares than the best Saints? It is but seed time here; while seed time continues, there be teares. The Husbandman while it is seed time cannot doe his office but with trouble: the Minister cannot doe his office, but he is forc'd to take to heart the sinnes of the times, to see his worke go backward: Governours of Families and such, they carry their seed weeping; yea, the best men cannot doe good sometimes, but they doe it with trouble in themselves, and with ⟨p. 80⟩conflict of corruptions. There is no good sowne here, but it is sowne in teares: yet take no scandall at this, God will wipe away all teares.
- 1Judge not by sight, for the godly here mourn most.