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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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Again then,1 labour for sincerity under rebukes, that we have a good aim, such an aim as Paul had: If I be mad and out of my wits; 2he being earnest for his Master Christ, they count him out of his wits; If I be out of my wits it is for Christ. If I be sober it is for you, the love of Christ constraineth me to be so. Get the love of Christ, and that will make a man care for nothing. If I go beyond my self, it is to God: As David said, when he was mocked by Micholl: 3It is to the Lord, when he danced before the Ark. Bonus ludus a good dance, where Micholl scoffeth, and David danceth; where gracious men magnify God, and have Micholls to scoff at them, it is bonus ludus: God will look upon them, for it is to the Lord. Labour that our aims be good, and it is no matter what the world judgeth of them.
Againe then,1 labour for sincerity under rebukes, that wee have a good aime, such an aime as Paul had: If I be mad and out of my wits; 2he being earnest for his Master Christ, they count him out of his wits; If I be out of my wits it is for Christ. If I be sober it is for you, the love of Christ constraineth me to be so. Get the love of Christ, and that will make a man care for nothing. If I goe beyond my self, it is to God: As David said, when he was mocked by Micholl: 3It is to the Lord, when he danced before the Arke. Bonus ludus a good dance, where Micholl scoffeth, and David danceth; where gracious men magnifie God, and have Micholls to scoffe at them, it is bonus ludus: God will looke upon them, for it is to the Lord. Labour that our aimes be good, and it is no matter what the world judgeth of them.