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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 it followeth, We will rejoice and be glad in his salvation. When a gracious heart is full of joy, how doth he express that joy! A wicked heart, when it is full of joy, is like a dirty river that runs over the banks, and carrieth a deal of filth with it, dirty expressions. But when a gracious heart expresseth it self being full of joy, it expresseth it self in thanks and praises, in stirring up of others: Lo this is our God, we will rejoice and be glad in his salvation.1 Is any merry, saith the Apostle Saint James, Let him sing. God hath affections for any condition: Is a man in misery? let him pray. This is a time of mourning. Doth God perform any promise, and so give cause of joy? let him sing; there is action for every affection, affection for every condition; And this may stir us up to begin the employment in heaven, on earth here. We shall say so in heaven, Lo this is the Lord, we have waited for him.
And it followeth, We will rejoyce and be glad in his salvation. When a gracious heart is full of joy, how doth he expresse that joy! A wicked heart, when it is full of joy, is like a dirty river that runs over the banks, and carrieth a deale of filth with it, dirty expressions. But when a gracious heart expresseth it selfe being full of joy, it expresseth it selfe in thanks and praises, in stirring up of others: Loe this is our God, we will rejoyce and be glad in his salvation.1 Is any merry, saith the Apostle Saint James, Let him sing. God hath affections for any condition: Is a man in misery? let him pray. This is a time of mourning. Doth God performe any promise, and so give cause of joy? let him sing; there is action for every affection, affection for every condition; And this may stirre us up to begin the imployment in heaven, on earth here. We shall say so in heaven, Loe this is the Lord, we have waited for him.
- 1There's suitable action for every affection.