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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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Then though God seems to carry things by contrary ways to that he promiseth,1 which makes waiting so difficult, yet he will bring things about at last. He promiseth happiness, and there is nothing but misery; he promiseth forgiveness, and opens the conscience to cry out of sin. I but Luther's rule is exceeding good in this case; Summaars, the greatest art of a Christian is, credere credibilia, &c. & sperare dilata, to hope for things a long time, and to believe God when he seemeth contrary to himself in his promise.
Then though God seemes to carry things by contrary wayes to that he promiseth,1 which makes waiting so difficult, yet he will bring things about at last. He promiseth happinesse, and there is nothing but misery; he promiseth forgivenesse, and opens the conscience to cry out of sinne. I but Luthers rule is exceeding good in this case; Summaars, the greatest art of a Christian is, credere credibilia, &c. & sperare dilata, to hope for things a long time, and to beleeve God when he seemeth contrary to himselfe in his promise.
- 12 God will effect things, though by contraries.
But though God doth defer, yet in that day he doth perform, it is set down indefinitely, for it is not fit we should not be acquainted with the particular time. And therefore he saith,1 in that day, he sets not down a particular time, but in that day wherein he meaneth to be glorious in the performance of his promise. There is a time, and a set time, and there is a short time too, in regard of God, and a fit time. If the time were shorter then God hath appointed, then it were too short, if longer, too long. My times, saith David, are in thy hands. If they were in the enemies hands, we should never be out: If in our own, we would never enter: If in our friends, their good will would be more then their ability. But my times, he saith not, my time, but my times are in thy hands, that is, my times of trouble, and times of waiting. And it is well they be in Gods hands, for he hath a day and a certain day, and a fit day to answer the waiting of all his people.