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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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When we hear of great matters,1 as matters of Christianity be great matters,2 they be as large as the capacity of the soul, and larger too; And yet the soul is large in the understanding, and affection too; When we hear of such large matters, we need a great faith to believe them. Great faith needeth great grounds, and therefore its good to have all the helps we can. When we hear of great things promised, great deliverances, great glory; to strengthen our faith, remember God hath spoken them; He knoweth our weakness, our infirmity, and therefore helps us with this prop, The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Let us therefore remember, those great things are promised in the word of God, in the word of Jehovah, that can make them all good, that gives a being to all his promises: He is being it self, and gives being to whatsoever he saith; he is able to do it. Set God and his power against all opposition whatsoever from the creature, and all doubts that may arise from our own unbelieving hearts; The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
When we heare of great matters,1 as matters of Christianity be great matters,2 they be as large as the capacity of the soule, and larger too; And yet the soule is large in the understanding, and affection too; When wee heare of such large matters, wee need a great faith to believe them. Great faith needeth great grounds, and therefore its good to have all the helps we can. When we heare of great things promised, great deliverances, great glory; to strengthen our faith, remember God hath spoken them; He knoweth our weaknesse, our infirmity, and therefore helps us with this prop, The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Let us therefore remember, those great things are promised in the word of God, in the word of Jehovah, that can make them all good, that gives a being to all his promises: He is being it selfe, and gives being to whatsoever he saith; he is able to doe it. Set God and his power against all opposition whatsoever from the creature, and all doubts that may arise from our owne unbeleeving hearts; The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.