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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 proceed to the next. And the rebukes of his people shall be taken away from of the face off the earth. Another benefit that makes the Feast sweet and comfortable is this; He will take away the rebukes of his people.1 And here is the same method to be used: that Gods children, his Church and people, are under rebukes, and under reproach.
I proceed to the next. And the rebukes of his people shall be taken away from of the face off the earth. Another benefit that makes the Feast sweet and comfortable is this; Hee will take away the rebukes of his people.1 And here is the same method to be used: that Gods children, his Church and people, are under rebukes, and under reproach.
- 1Gods people here are under rebuke and reproach.
We need not stand to prove the truth of it. It is true, First, the head of the Church, and the Church it self, and every particular member, they go under rebukes. For the head of the Church, we should spend the time to no purpose to prove it; what was Christs life? it was under a veil, he appeared not to be what he was; you ⟨p. 90⟩know he was esteemed the chief of Devils, an enemy to his Prince, to Caesar. I will not spend time in clear truths.
We need not stand to prove the truth of it. It is true, First, the head of the Church, and the Church it selfe, and every particular member, they goe under rebukes. For the head of the Church, we should spend the time to no purpose to prove it; what was Christs life? it was under a vaile, he appeared not to be what he was; you ⟨p. 90⟩