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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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For every performance of promises,1 be much in thankfulness. Our conversation is in heaven, saith the Apostle: And what is the greatest part of a Christians conversation, but in all things to give thanks. Here the Holy Church saith, their matter of praise was too big for their soul, and therefore they brake out in this manner. And so oftentimes a child of God, his heart is so full, that it is too big for his body in the expression of matter of praise. But it is his comfort, that in heaven he shall have a large heart, answerable to the large occasion of praise. I will not enlarge my self in the common place of thanks-giving.
For every performance of promises,1 be much in thankfulnesse. Our conversation is in heaven, saith the Apostle: And what is the greatest part of a Christians conversation, but in all things to give thankes. Here the Holy Church saith, their matter of praise was too big for their soule, and therefore they brake out in this manner. And so oftentimes a child of God, his heart is so full, that it is too big for his body in the expression of matter of praise. But it is his comfort, that in heaven he shall have a large heart, answerable to the large occasion of praise. I will not inlarge my self in the common place of thanks-giveing.
- 1In performance of promises, be much in thankfulness.In performance of promises, be much in thankfulnesse.
In this condition we can never be miserable, for it springs from joy, and joy disposeth a man to thankfulness, and upon thankfulness there is peace, and can we be miserable in peace of conscience? Therefore saith the Apostle, in all things give thanks, and let your requests be made known to God, and what will follow upon that, when I have made known my requests and paid my tribute of thanks? then the peace of God which passeth understanding shall guide your mind. When we have paid to God the tribute we can pay him, then the soul, as having discharged a debt, is at peace. I have prayed to God, I have laid my petition in his bosom, I am not in arrearages for former favours, therefore the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds. Hanna had prayed once, went not away but prayed again; the happiness of heaven followeth the actions of heaven, praisings being the main employment of heaven, the happiness and comfort of heaven followeth.