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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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And not only promises;1 for in the way to heaven, God keeps not all for heaven, he lets in drops of comfort oftentimes in the midst of misery, he doth reveal himself more glorious and sweet then at other times: there is nothing reserved for us in another world, but we have a beginning, a taste, an earnest of it here, to support us, till we come to the full possession of what remaineth. We shall have full communion of Saints there; we have it here, in the taste of it: We know what it is to be acquainted with them that be gracious ⟨p. 116⟩spirits: We have praising of God for ever there; we know the sweetness of it here, in the house of God, which made David desire this one thing, that he might dwell in the house of God, to visit the beauty of God, &c. There we shall have perfect peace; here we have inward peace, unspeakable and glorious; a peace that passeth understanding in the beginning of it: There we shall have joy without all mixture of contrariety; here we have joy, and joy unspeakable and full of glory. There is nothing in heaven that is perfect, that is sweet and good, and comfortable, but we have a taste, and earnest of it here. The spirit will be all in all there, there is something of it in us now: more light in our understandings, more obedience in our wills, more and more love in our affections, and it is growing more and more.
And not onely promises;1 for in the way to heaven, God keeps not all for heaven, he lets in drops of comfort oftentimes in the midst of misery, hee doth reveale himselfe more glorious and sweet then at other times: there is nothing reserved for us in another world, but wee have a beginning, a taste, an earnest of it here, to support us, till wee come to the full possession of what remaineth. Wee shall have full communion of Saints there; wee have it here, in the taste of it: Wee know what it is to be acquainted with them that be gracious ⟨p. 116⟩spirits: Wee have praising of God for ever there; we know the sweetnesse of it here, in the house of God, which made David desire this one thing, that hee might dwell in the house of God, to visit the beauty of God, &c. There wee shall have perfect peace; here we have inward peace, unspeakable and glorious; a peace that passeth understanding in the beginning of it: There we shall have joy without all mixture of contrariety; here we have joy, and joy unspeakable and full of glory. There is nothing in heaven that is perfect, that is sweet and good, and comfortable, but we have a taste, and earnest of it here. The spirit will be all in all there, there is somthing of it in us now: more light in our understandings, more obedience in our wills, more and more love in our affections, and it is growing more and more.