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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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AN Analytical Table of the Principal Contents in these Sermons, upon ISAIAH 26. 7, 8, 9.
AN Analyticall Table of the Princicipall Contents in these Sermons, upon ISAIAH 26. 7, 8, 9.
The TEXT. Page. Vers. 6. And in this Mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the Lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the Lees well refined. 1 V. 7. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all People, and the veil that is spread over all Nations. 33 V. 8. He will swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth, for the Lord hath spoken it. 55, 97. V. 9. And it shall be said in that day, lo, this is our God; We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 111 Coherence between the judgements threatened in the former Chapter, and the comforts promised in this Chapter. 1, 2 The Text opened. 3 ⟨image 7⟩The Church is an excellent society. 3 Is a Mountain, 1. Hath strong foundations. 4 2. Is in some measure visible. ib. Of the Marriage feast between Christ and his Church. 5 The Lord of Hosts is the founder of this feast. 6 Some of all sorts invited to this feast. 1. Jews. 2. Gentiles. 7 Christ is the chief dish, and greatest cheer at this feast. 8 Christ and his benefits fitly compared to a feast. 8 1. Because all we have in Christ is of the best things. 8 2. Much variety in Christ. 9 3. Fullness and sufficiency is to be had in Christ. 10 4. Because there is much company here. 11 5. There is rich attire worn at this feast. 12 This Gospel-feast was typed out 1. By the Paschal Lamb. 12 2. By Manna. 12 3. By the Rock. 14 4. By the Jewish festival. 15 A comparison between Christ and Manna. 13 The sacrament of the Lords super is this feast specially. 15 We ought to be prepared for this feast. 1. Get large hearts. 16 2. Spiritual appetite. 16 Means to get spiritual appetite to this feast. 17 1. Sense of sin. 17 2. Purge the soul from sinful corruptions. 18 3. Spiritual exercise and activeness for God. 19 4. Holy company. 20 5. Consideration of the danger of Spiritual famine. 20 We must get a spiritual taste and spiritual senses. 21 1. To relish what is good. 22 To disrelish and reject what is evil. 22 We must get a spiritual Digestion. 23 and wait in the strength of this heavenly feast. 23 Consequents of the Gospel-feast are, 24 1. Cheerfulness. 25 2. Thankfulness.