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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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Beloved,1 we are too backward that way to treasure up the benefit of experience; there be few of years, but might make stories of Gods gracious dealings with them, if all were kept; the comforts past, and for time to come, and all little enough. It was Davids course, thou art my God from my mothers womb, and upon thee have I hanged over since I was borne, fail me not when I am old. Go along with Gods favours, and use them as arguments of future blessings. As former victories are helps to get the second victory. Every former favour helpeth to strengthen our faith.
Beloved,1 we are too backward that way to treasure up the benefit of experience; there be few of yeares, but might make stories of Gods gratious dealings with them, if all were kept; the comforts past, and for time to come, and all little enough. It was Davids course, thou art my God from my mothers wombe, and upon thee have I hanged over since I was borne, faile me not when I am old. Goe along with Gods favours, and use them as arguments of future blessings. As former victories are helps to get the second victory. Every former favour helpeth to strengthen our faith.
- 1We ought to treasure up experiences.
In the next,1 God is an inexhausted fountain, and when we have to deal with an infinite God, the more we take of him, the more we offer him. It is no good plea to say, you have done courtesies, therefore do them still. But we cannot honour God more, then from former experience to look for great things from the great God.
In the next,1 God is an inexhausted fountaine, and when we have to deale with an infinite God, the more we take of him, the more we offer him. It is no good plea to say, you have done courtesies, therefore do them still. But we cannot honour God more, then from former experience to looke for great things from the great God.