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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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I answer,1 very well; for we may grieve, as we have matter of grief, and are in a condition of grief: And we may rejoice,2 and ought to rejoice, as we look to the promise that God will wipe away all tears. When we think of the present cause we cannot but grieve, but when we look beyond all troubles, we cannot but joy, it hath influence of joy into our heart: nay for the ⟨p. 89⟩present we may joy, and grieve, without looking to eternity sometimes. If we consider that we have offended God, done that that grieveth his spirit, that is matter of grief: but when we consider we have Christ at his right hand, that speaketh peace for us, and makes our peace by virtue of his mediation, that giveth comfort; So that we have cause of joy, and cause of grief, about the same things at the same time.
I answer,1 very well; for wee may grieve, as wee have matter of griefe, and are in a condition of griefe: And we may rejoyce,2 and ought to rejoyce, as we look to the promise that God will wipe away all teares. When we thinke of the present cause wee cannot but grieve, but when wee looke beyond all troubles, we cannot but joy, it hath influence of joy into our heart: nay for the ⟨p. 89⟩present we may joy, and grieve, without looking to eternity sometimes. If we consider that we have offended God, done that that grieveth his spirit, that is matter of griefe: but when we consider wee have Christ at his right hand, that speaketh peace for us, and makes our peace by vertue of his mediation, that giveth comfort; So that wee have cause of joy, and cause of griefe, about the same things at the same time.
- 12. Case.
- 2How can a Christian joy and grieve together.