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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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Sermon 1: THE Marriage Feast, BETWEEN CHRIST and his CHURCH.
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Reas. First, Because God hath established it upon a stronger Foundation than all the world besides; 1It is founded upon the goodness, and power, and truth of God. Mountains of Brass and Iron are not so firm as this Mountain; For what sustains the Church but the Word of God? And being built upon his Word and Truth, it may very well be called a Mountain, for it shall be as Mount Zion, which shall never be removed; it may be moved, but never removed. Thus in regard of the firmness, and stability thereof, it may rightly be termed a Mountain.
Reas. First, Because God hath established it upon a stronger Foundation than all the world besides; 1It is founded upon the goodnesse, and power, and truth of God. Mountaines of Brasse and Iron are not so firme as this Mountaine; For what sustains the Church but the Word of God? And being built upon his Word and Truth, it may very well be called a Mountaine, for it shall bee as Mount Syon, which shall never be removed; it may be moved, but never removed. Thus in regard of the firmnesse, and stability thereof, it may rightly bee termed a Mountain.
- 1The Church built upon the strongest foundation.
Again, 1we may here speak in some sort of the visibility of the Church; but here will arise a quarrel for the Papists, who when they hear of this Mount, they presently allude it to their Church. Their Church, say they, is a Mount, so saith the Scripture. I answer. 1. We confess in some sort their Church to be a Mount (though not this Mount) for Babylon is built on seven Hills; but if this prove her a Church, it is the Antichristian Church. Secondly, That the Catholic Protestantiall Church had always a being, though sometimes invisible. The Apostle writing to the Romans, exhorts them, not to be high-minded, but fear, for saith he, if God hath broken off the natural branches, perhaps he will break off you also. And indeed for their pride and haughtiness of mind they are at this day broken off. Christ that walks between the seven golden Candlesticks, did never say