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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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Now here it cometh that the glory to come is termed the joy of heaven, and the glorious estate to come. You have need of patience, that you may get the promises; heaven and happiness is called the promises, because we have them assured in promises. The blessings of the New Testament are called promises; as the children of the promise, yea the heirs of glory; because all is conveyed by a promise, therefore all happiness is conveyed by a promise.
Now here it commeth that the glory to come is tearmed the joy of heaven, and the glorious estate to come. You have need of patience, that you may get the promises; heaven and happinesse is called the promises, because we have them assured in promises. The blessings of the New Testament are called promises; as the children of the promise, yea the heires of glory; because all is conveyed by a promise, therefore all happinesse is conveyed by a promise.
Now the promises are of good things.1 They are for the spring of them, free, from Gods free goodness; for the measure of them, full; for the truth of them, constant, even as God himself that promiseth. And therefore we may well build upon them.
Now the promises are of good things.1 They are for the spring of them, free, from Gods free goodnesse; for the measure of them, full; for the truth of them, constant, even as God himselfe that promiseth. And therefore wee may well build upon them.
- 1Promises free and full.