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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 so for the Church, let us not be over much dejected for the desolation of the Church, but pray for a spirit of faith, which doth realize things to the soul, and ⟨p. 155⟩presents them as present to the soul, seeth Babylon fallen, presents things in the Scripture phrase, and in the words, Babylon is fallen, for as much as all the enemies of the Church fall. Mighty is the Lord that hath spoken, and will perform it. And as the Angel saith, it is down. So time will come ere long, when it shall be said, It is down. The Church shall be gathered, and then, Lo, this is our God.
And so for the Church, let us not be over much dejected for the desolation of the Church, but pray for a spirit of faith, which doth realize things to the soule, and ⟨p. 155⟩presents them as present to the soule, seeth Babylon fallen, presents things in the Scripture phrase, and in the words, Babylon is fallen, for as much as all the enemies of the Church fall. Mighty is the Lord that hath spoken, and will performe it. And as the Angell saith, it is downe. So time will come ere long, when it shall be said, It is downe. The Church shall be gathered, and then, Loe, this is our God.
It was the comfort of the believing Jews that the Gentiles should come. And why should it not be the comfort of the Gentiles that there be blessed times for the ancient people of God, when they shall all cry, and say, Lo, this is our God; We have waited for him long, and he will save us. Therefore be not over much discouraged, for whatsoever present desolation the Church lieth under. If it were not for this, we were of all men most miserable, as Paul saith. But there be times to come when we shall rejoice, and rejoice for ever, and make boast of the Lord, if it were not, we were of all men most miserable. Howsoever happiness is to come, yet of all persons he is most happy, that hath Christ and heaven. The very fore-taste of happiness is worth all the world,1