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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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So that all graces make way for waiting,1 or accompany it. The graces that accompany the waiting for good things in time to come, are patience, to endure all griefs between us and the full possession of heaven.2 Then long suffering, which is nothing else but patience lengthened, because troubles are lengthened, and the time is lengthened: So there is patience, and patience lengthened, which we call long suffering; and then together with patience and long suffering, there is contentment without murmuring at the dispensation of God;3 something in the soul that he would have it to be so. He that hath a heart to rise, because he hath not what he would have, he doth not wait with that grace of waiting, that issueth from a right spring.
So that all graces make way for waiting,1 or accompany it. The graces that accompany the waiting for good things in time to come, are patience, to endure all griefes between us and the full possession of heaven.2 Then long suffering, which is nothing else but patience lengthned, because troubles are lengthned, and the time is lengthned: So there is patience, and patience lengthned, which we call long suffering; and then together with patience and long suffering, there is contentment without murmuring at the dispensation of God;3 something in the soule that he would have it to be so. Hee that hath a heart to rise, because hee hath not what hee would have, hee doth not wait with that grace of waiting, that issueth from a right spring.
- 11. Patience.
- 22. Long suffering.
- 33. Contentment.