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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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You hear therefore what course to take under disgrace;1 what shall we do,2 when the Church passeth under disgrace? as it is now: A Protestant is worse then a Turk or a Jew, amongst the railing Papists. Among our selves we see under what reputation the best things go, it is too well known to speak of: And the scandal taken from hence doth extremely harden, it keeps men from religion, it draweth many from religion that have entered into it, because they have not learned so much self denial, as to venture upon disgrace. And surely where no self-denial is, there is no religion. Christ knew what doctrine he taught, when he taught self-denial in this respect.
You hear therefore what course to take under disgrace;1 what shall wee doe,2 when the Church passeth under disgrace? as it is now: A Protestant is worse then a Turke or a Jew, amongst the railing Papists. Among our selves wee see under what reputation the best things goe, it is too well knowne to speake of: And the scandall taken from hence doth extreamely harden, it keepes men from religion, it draweth many from religion that have entred into it, because they have not learned so much selfe denyall, as to venture upon disgrace. And surely where no selfe-denyall is, there is no religion. Christ knew what doctrine he taught, when he taught self-denyall in this respect.
- 1Use 1.
- 2To direct what course to take under disgrace and scandal.To direct what course to take under disgrace and scandall.