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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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We should not regard men,1 nor the Ministry of men, but consider who speaks by men, who sendeth them, with what commission do they come: Ambassadors are not regarded for themselves, but for them that send them. And therefore Cornelius said well; We are here in the presence of God, to hear what thou wilt speak in the name of God, Acts 10. 33. And so people should come with that reverend expression, We are come in the presence of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, in the presence of the blessed Angels, to hear what thou shalt say in the Name of God, by the Spirit of God. We are not to deal with men, but with God: And therefore he saith, The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
VVee should not regard men,1 nor the Ministerie of men, but consider who speaks by men, who sendeth them, with what commission doe they come: Ambassadors are not regarded for themselves, but for them that send them. And therefore Cornelius said well; We are here in the presence of God, to heare what thou wilt speake in the name of God, Acts 10. 33. And so people should come with that reverend expression, VVee are come in the presence of God the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, in the presence of the blessed Angells, to heare what thou shalt say in the Name of God, by the Spirit of God. VVe are not to deal with men, but with God: And therefore he saith, The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
- 1We should not so much look on the Ministers, as from whom they speak.Wee should not so much look on the Ministers, as from whom they speak.
Hence may this question be easily answered;