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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 in this there is good, and imperfection; good, that we have something to wait for, imperfection, that we are to wait for it, that we have it not in fruition, and till we be in heaven we are in a state of waiting. In the Revelations, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, there is a glorious state of a Church set forth, but while all is done, it hath not what it would have. We cannot be in such a ⟨p. 150⟩state in the world, but there is place for a desire, namely immediate and eternal communion with Christ in heaven. And therefore it shall be said in that day, lo this is our God, we have waited for him.
And in this there is good, and imperfection; good, that we have something to wait for, imperfection, that we are to wait for it, that we have it not in fruition, and till we be in heaven we are in a state of waiting. In the Revelations, Come Lord Jesus, come quickly, there is a glorious state of a Church set forth, but while all is done, it hath not what it would have. We cannot be in such a ⟨p. 150⟩state in the world, but there is place for a desire, namely immediate and eternall communion with Christ in heaven. And therefore it shall be said in that day, loe this is our God, we have waited for him.
I will add a little to this state of waiting before I go farther.1 God will not have our condition presently perfect, but have us continue in a state of waiting.
I will adde a little to this state of waiting before I goe farther.1 God will not have our condition presently perfect, but have us continue in a state of waiting.
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