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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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THE Eighth Sermon.
ISAIAH 25. 8. He shall swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebukes of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and be will save us: this is the Lord, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
ISAIAH 25. 8. He shall swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away teares from off all faces, and the rebukes of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day, loe, this is our God, wee have waited for him, and be will save us: this is the Lord, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation.
TO come closer to the particulars. It shall be said in that day, lo this is our God. The mouth of the Lord hath spoken gracious things before, hath promised a Feast, and an excellent Feast. Gods manner is first of all to give promises to his Church;1 why? his goodness cometh from his goodness, his goodness of grace cometh from his goodness of nature: He is good, and doth good. Now the same goodness of disposition which we call bounty, that reserveth heaven and happiness for us in another world; the same goodness