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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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But in the Church of God specially, we may see his going in the Sanctuary; Lo this God hath done for his Church. And in the Sacraments we may say, I have seen the Lord, and felt the Lord in his Ordinance by his holy Spirit. We do all this before we come to see him in heaven: but that is not meant specially.
But in the Church of God specially, wee may see his going in the Sanctuary; Loe this God hath done for his Church. And in the Sacraments we may say, I have seen the Lord, and felt the Lord in his Ordinance by his holy Spirit. Wee doe all this before we come to see him in heaven: but that is not meant specially.
We shall say, Lo, this is the Lord, when we shall see him in heaven, all sight here leadeth to that sight. Faith hath a sight here, but it is in the Word and Sacrament, and so imperfect; but the sight in heaven is immediate and perfect, and therefore opposed to faith. We live by faith, and not by sight, in heaven we shall live by sight; not that we live not by sight here in some degree, for the lesser sight leadeth to the greater sight, But in comparison of sight in heaven, there is no sight.1 The Scripture speaketh of sight of God comparatively: Moses saw God, that is, more than any other: And Jacob saw ⟨p. 124⟩God, that is, comparatively more than before, but not fully and wholly. We can apprehend him, but not comprehend him, as they say; we may see something of it,2 but not wholly: but in heaven we shall have another sight of God, and then we shall say, Lo, this is the God we have waited for; we shall see Christ face to face.
We shall say, Loe, this is the Lord, when we shall see him in heaven, all sight here leadeth to that sight. Faith hath a sight here, but it is in the Word and Sacrament, and so imperfect; but the sight in heaven is immediate and perfect, and therefore opposed to faith. VVee live by faith, and not by sight, in heaven we shall live by sight; not that we live not by sight here in some degree, for the lesser sight leadeth to the greater sight, But in comparison of sight in heaven, there is no sight.