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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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A Carrier showeth us these be Letters from such a man,1 but when we open the Letter and see the hand and seal,2 we know them to be his. The Church knows the Word and explaineth it,3 and when we see and feel ⟨p. 101⟩the efficacy of the Word in it self,4 then we believe it to be the Word; for there is that in the Word, that showeth it to be the Word; the Majesty that is in it, the matter that is mysterious,5 forgiveness of sins through a mystery,6 forgiveness of sin, victory over death, life everlasting in the world to come; great matters, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor entered into the heart of man. If it had not been revealed it could not have entered into the heart of Angels: It containeth such glorious transcending mysteries.
A Carrier sheweth us these bee Letters from such a man,1 but when wee open the Letter and see the hand and seale,2 we know them to be his. The Church knowes the Word and explaneth it,3 and when wee see and feele ⟨p. 101⟩the efficacy of the Word in it selfe,4 then we believe it to be the Word; for there is that in the Word, that sheweth it to bee the Word; the Majesty that is in it, the matter that is mysterious,