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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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It is another manner of grace then the world thinks.1 What is the reason of all the wickedness of the world, and barrenness, and voluptuousness, but because they have not learned to wait? They hear of good things, and precious things promised; but they would have present payment, they will have something in hand. As Dives, son, son, thou hast had thy good things here; they will have their good things here. And what is the reason of wickedness, but because they will have present pleasures of sins. We must prefer the afflictions of Christ before the pleasures of sin. Now that shortness of spirit to have reward here, is the cause of all sin: They have no hope, nor obedience, nor expectation to endure the continuance of diuturnity; where then is patience, and hope, and contentment?
It is another manner of grace then the world thinks.1 What is the reason of all the wickednesse of the world, and barrennesse, and voluptuousnesse, but because they have not learned to wait? They heare of good things, and precious things promised; but they would have present payment, they will have somthing in hand. As Dives, sonne, sonne, thou hast had thy good things here; they will have their good things here. And what is the reason of wickednesse, but because they will have present pleasures of sinnes. Wee must preferre the afflictions of Christ before the pleasures of sin. Now that shortnesse of spirit to have reward here, is the cause of all sinne: They have no hope, nor obedience, nor expectation to endure the continuance of diuturnity; where then is patience, and hope, and contentment?
- 1Want of waiting the cause of wickedness.Want of waiting the cause of wickednes.
The character of a Christian is, that he is in a waiting condition, and hath the grace of waiting; others will have the pleasures of sin, their profits and contentments, else they will crack their consciences, and sell Christ, God, heaven, and all.