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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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Hence may this question be easily answered;1 Whence hath the Scripture authority?2 Why from it self: it is the Word, it carrieth its own Letters testimonial with it.3 Shall God borrow Authority from men? No, the Authority the Word hath,4 is from it self▪ It hath a supreme authority from its self: And we may answer that question,5 about the Judge of all controversies; What is the supreme Judge? the Word, the Spirit of God in the Scriptures: And who is above God? It is a shameless ridiculous impudency of men, that will take upon them to be Judges of Scripture, as if man would get upon the Throne, and as a Judge there Judge. The Scriptures must judge all ere long, yea that great Antichrist. Now an ignorant man, a simple man, that perhaps never read Scriptures must judge of all controversies,6 yea, that that is the Judge of all, and of himself,7 the Word which is from the very mouth of God.
Hence may this question be easily answered;1 VVhence hath the Scripture authority?2 VVhy from it selfe: it is the Word, it carryeth its owne Letters testimoniall with it.3 Shall God borrow Authority from men? No, the Authority the Word hath,4 is from it selfe▪ It hath a supreame authority from its selfe: And wee may answer that question,