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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 reason is,1 God will fit us for heaven by little and little;2 and will perfume us as Esther was perfumed, before she must come to Ahasuerus: there were many weeks, and months of perfuming: So God will sweeten and fit us for heaven and happiness. It is a holy place, God a holy God: Christ is that holy one; and for us to have everlasting communion with God and Christ in so holy a place, requireth a great preparation. And God by deferring it so long, will mortify our affections by little and little, and will have us die to all base things here in affection, before we die indeed. David had title to the Kingdom as soon as ever he was anointed;3 but David was fitted to be an excellent King indeed, by deferring the performance of the promise till afterward: So in our right and title, and possession of heaven, there is a long time between
The reason is,1 God will fit us for heaven by little and little;2 and will perfume us as Esther was perfumed, before she must come to Ahasuerus: there were many weekes, and moneths of perfuming: So God will sweeten and fit us for heaven and happinesse. It is a holy place, God a holy God: Christ is that holy one; and for us to have everlasting communion with God and Christ in so holy a place, requireth a great preparation. And God by deferring it so long, will mortifie our affections by little and little, and will have us die to all base things here in affection, before we die indeed. David had title to the Kingdom as soone as ever he was anointed;3 but David was fitted to be an excellent King indeed, by deferring the performance of the promise till afterward: So in our right and title, and possession of heaven, there is a long time betweenl
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