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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 looking with the eye of the soul, partly on the first coming of Christ, which was to redeem our souls, and partly upon the second, which is to redeem our bodies from corruption, and to make both soul and body happy, it makes a man a good Christian: For the grace of God on the first, teacheth us to deny ungodliness; and looking for Christs appearing, maketh us zealous of good works. You have scarce any Epistle, but you have time described for looking for the coming of Christ; As Jude, Preserve your selves in the love of God and wait for the coming of Christ. So that as there be gracious promises, and a long day for them, God vouchsafeth grace to wait for the accomplishment of them.
So that looking with the eye of the soule, partly on the first comming of Christ, which was to redeeme our soules, and partly upon the second, which is to redeeme our bodies from corruption, and to make both soule and body happy, it makes a man a good Christian: For the grace of God on the first, teacheth us to deny ungodlinesse; and looking for Christs appearing, maketh us zealous of good workes. You have scarce any Epistle, but you have time described for looking for the comming of Christ; As Jude, Preserve your selves in the love of God and wait for the comming of Christ. So that as there be gracious promises, and a long day for them, God vouchsafeth grace to wait for the accomplishment of them.
Now as God giveth grace to wait, so he will perform ⟨p. 121⟩what we wait for; As they say here, we have waited, that is the speech of enjoying. God will at length make good what he hath promised; and what his truth hath promised, his power will perform. Goodness inclineth to make a promise, truth speaks it, and power performeth it. As you shall see here.
Now as God giveth grace to wait, so he will performe ⟨p. 121⟩what wee waite for; As they say here, wee have waited, that is the speech of enjoying. God will at length make good what hee hath promised; and what his truth hath promised, his power will performe. Goodnesse inclineth to make a promise, truth speakes it, and power performeth it. As you shall see here.