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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 it were very good for Christians in the passages of their lives,1 to see how God answereth their prayers, and delivereth them. Let them do as the Saints in the Old Testament, that gave names to places where they saw God; As Penuell he shall see God, and Abraham, ⟨p. 123⟩God will be seen in the Mount. So Sampson and others they gave names to places where they had deliverance, that they might be moved to be thankful. A Christian taketh in all the comforts of this life to believe the things of the last great day. Lo, we have waited for him.
And it were very good for Christians in the passages of their lives,1 to see how God answereth their prayers, and delivereth them. Let them doe as the Saints in the Old Testament, that gave names to places where they saw God; As Penuell hee shall see God, and Abraham, ⟨p. 123⟩God will be seen in the Mount. So Sampson and others they gave names to places where they had deliverance, that they might be moved to bee thankfull. A Christian taketh in all the comforts of this life to believe the things of the last great day. Loe, we have waited for him.
- 1Good to observe what days of performance God gives in.Good to observe what dayes of performance God gives in.
That shall be a time of sight, and fruition, of full power, and full joy, which is reserved for heaven; then we shall say, Lo, behold this is the Lord. The more we see God here, the more we shall see him hereafter. There be many ways of seeing, so as to say, Lo, this is the Lord. We may say from the poorest creature, Lo this is the Lord, here are beams of his Majesty in the works of his Justice and Mercy, Lo here is the Lord. The Lord hath brought mighty things to pass, the Lord is marvellous loving to this Children. Behold and see the salvation of the Lord. We may say, Lo here, and see something of God in every creature, no creature but hath something of God. The things that have but mere being, have something of God; but the things that have life have more of God: And so in some there is more, in some less of God.