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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 therefore it is an hard thing to be a good Christian, another thing then the world taketh it to be: For ⟨p. 118⟩mark I beseech you, what is between us and heaven, that we must go through, if ever we will come there: Between us and heaven, the thing promised, there be many Crosses to be met withal, and they must be borne, and borne as a Christian should do; Through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Besides crosses, there be scandalous offences, that be enough to drive us from profession of Religion without grace. Sometimes good men by their failings, and fallings out, they fall into sin, and fall out; and that is a scandal to wicked men. Oh say they, who would be of this Religion, when they cannot agree among themselves: This is a great hinderance and stop. It is a scandal and rub in the way, not so much in themselves; we are full of scandal our selves, catch at any thing, that we may except against the best ways; there is a root of scandal in the hearts of all, because men will not go to hell without reason.
And therefore it is an hard thing to be a good Christian, another thing then the world taketh it to be: For ⟨p. 118⟩marke I beseech you, what is between us and heaven, that wee must goe through, if ever wee will come there: Between us and heaven, the thing promised, there be many Crosses to be met withall, and they must be borne, and borne as a Christian should doe; Through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdome of Heaven. Besides crosses, there be scandalous offences, that be enough to drive us from profession of Religion without grace. Sometimes good men by their failings, and fallings out, they fall into sinne, and fall out; and that is a scandall to wicked men. Oh say they, who would be of this Religion, when they cannot agree among themselves: This is a great hinderance and stop. It is a scandall and rubbe in the way, not so much in themselves; wee are full of scandall our selves, catch at any thing, that we may except against the best waies; there is a root of scandall in the hearts of all, because men will not goe to hell without reason.