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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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Our Saviour Christ was 34 years before he was taken up to heaven▪ 1because he was to work our salvation: And he was willing to suspend his glory for such a time, that he might do it; to suspend his glory due to him, from the first moment of his conception: For by virtue of the union, glory was due to him at the first; but because he had taken upon him to be a Mediator, out of love he would suspend his glory due to him, that he might suffer. And so God by way of conformity, will suspend the glory due to us, that we may be conformed to Christ. Though we have right to heaven, as soon as we are borne, yet God will suspend the full performance of it; because he will by correction, and by length of time subdue by little and little that which maketh us unconformable to our head.
Our Saviour Christ was 34 yeers before he was taken up to heaven▪ 1because hee was to worke our salvation: And he was willing to suspend his glory for such a time, that he might doe it; to suspend his glory due to him, from the first moment of his conception: For by vertue of the union, glory was due to him at the first; but because he had taken upon him to be a Mediator, out of love hee would suspend his glory due to him, that he might suffer. And so God by way of conformity, will suspend the glory due to us, that we may be conformed to Christ. Though wee have right to heaven, as soon as wee are borne, yet God will suspend the full performance of it; because he will by correction, and by length of time subdue by little and little that which maketh us unconformable to our head.
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And can we complain for any deferring of heaven when we are but conformed to our glorious head, who was content to be without heaven so long.