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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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IN the worst age of the Church, that the Church may not be swallowed up with fear, in the worst times, God doth prepare promises for his people. It was the case of our blessed Saviour himself to his poor Disciples, that they might not be overwhelmed with sorrow. Therefore he addeth Sacraments to Passover, and the New Testament to the Old, and all to confirm faith, knowing that our hearts are very subject to be daunted.
IN the worst age of the Church, that the Church may not be swallowed up with fear, in the worst times, God doth prepare promises for his people. It was the case of our blessed Saviour himself to his poore Disciples, that they might not be overwhelmed with sorrow. Therefore hee addeth Sacraments to Passeover, and the New Testament to the Old, and all to confirme faith, knowing that our hearts are very subject to be danted.
The Lord promiseth here a feast of fat things, and all things pertaining to a Feast, the best of the best, and removal of all that may hinder joy, as taking away the veil, which hinders them from the sight of it. And then death is swallowed up in victory, as it is already in our head, who is gloriously triumphing in heaven: And then all ⟨p. 149⟩tears shall be wiped from all faces. There is a vicissitude of things, they are now in a valley of tears, but it will not be always thus, time shall come when all tears shall be wiped away; and the cause of all tears are sorrow. The rebukes of his people shall be taken away, the scandal that lieth upon the best things shall be taken away. The worst things go under a better representation, and the best things under a veil, but one day as things are, they shall be. The God of truth will have truth to be clear enough; And all this is sealed up with the highest Authority that admits of no contradiction. The Lord of Hosts hath spoken it.
The Lord promiseth here a feast of fat things, and all things pertaining to a Feast, the best of the best, and removall of all that may hinder joy, as taking away the vaile, which hinders them from the sight of it. And then death is swallowed up in victory, as it is already in our head, who is gloriously triumphing in heaven: And then all