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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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You will say it may be corrupt.1 The Jews looked to the old Testament,2 that it should not be corrupted; for they knew every syllable in it and preserved every letter. It is one part of their superstition,3 and God blesseth that superstition to take away all such cavils.4 For the New Testament the Jews cared not for: but Heretics on their side watch over it that there should be no corruption,5 they will so observe one another. But what are ⟨p. 104⟩these reasons to those which the soul of a gracious Christian knoweth by the operation of the Word upon the heart?
You will say it may be corrupt.1 The Jewes looked to the old Testament,2 that it should not be corrupted; for they knew every sillable in it and preserved every letter. It is one part of their superstition,3 and God blesseth that superstition to take away all such cavills.4 For the New Testament the Jewes cared not for: but Hereticks on their side watch over it that there should be no corruption,5 they will so observe one another. But what are ⟨p. 104⟩these reasons to those which the soule of a gracious Christian knoweth by the operation of the Word upon the heart?