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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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Then labour for a spirit of patience to serve Christ with;1 great is your reward when men speak evil of you for a good cause. It is the portion of a Christian in this life, to do well, and suffer ill. Of all, certainly they are best that out of love to goodness, are carried to goodness without looking to rewards, or disgrace, that follows, with a single eye. Labour therefore for patience, ⟨p. 95⟩and not only so,2 but for courage; for the Moon goeth its course, and lets the dog bark: We have a course to run, let us keep our course constantly; pass through good reports, and bad reports, be at a point, what the world thinks, we seek applause at another theatre then the world.
Then labour for a spirit of patience to serve Christ with;1 great is your reward when men speake evill of you for a good cause. It is the portion of a Christian in this life, to doe well, and suffer ill. Of all, certainely they are best that out of love to goodnesse, are carried to goodnesse without looking to rewards, or disgrace, that followes, with a single eye. Labour therefore for patience,