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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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Some are taken up with terrors of conscience, that let their children, family, and friends alone, their heart is eaten up with self love, and they be near eaten up with their own terrors of conscience: but here is true grief and an hatred of sin in a right respect, when it exerciseth it self upon others, as well as upon our selves.
Some are taken up with terrors of conscience, that let their children, family, and friends alone, their heart is eaten up with selfe love, and they be neer eaten up with their owne terrors of conscience: but here is true griefe and an hatred of sinne in a right respect, when it exerciseth it selfe upon others, as well as upon our selves.
Again tears arise from the right spring,1 from true grief, when we can weep in secret. O saith Jeremiah, if you do so,2 and so, My soul shall weep in secret for ⟨p. 88⟩your pride; here was a good soul indeed: many will have tears of comfort in public, &c. I but when they can weep in secret for their own sins, and the sins of others, it is an evidence of a right spring of grief.
Againe teares arise from the right spring,1 from true griefe, when wee can weepe in secret. O saith Jeremy, if you doe so,2 and so, My soule shall weepe in secret for ⟨p. 88⟩your pride; here was a good soule indeed: many will have teares of comfort in publicke, &c. I but when they can weepe in secret for their owne sinnes, and the sinnes of others, it is an evidence of a right spring of griefe.