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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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This feast,1 is a feast of fat things, full of marrow, and of wine on the lees well refined, the best that can be imagined, the best of the best; A feast is promised, a spiritual feast. The special graces and favours of God are compared to a feast made up of the best things, full of all varieties and excellencies; and the chief dish (that is all in all) is Christ, and all the gracious benefits we by promise can in any wise expect from him; All other favours and blessings whatsoever they are, are but Christ dished out (as I may so speak) in several offices and attributes; he is the original of comfort, the principle of grace and holiness, all is included in Christ. Ask of him and ye shall obtain, even the forgiveness of your sins, peace of conscience, and communion of Saints. Ask of Christ as of one invested with all privileges for the good of others, but yet this is by his death; he is the feast it self, he is dished out into promises; have you a promise of the pardon of sins, it is from Christ; wouldst thou have peace of conscience, it is from Christ; justification, and redemption, it is from Christ; the love of God is derived to us by Christ, yea, and all that we have that is good, is but Christ parcelled out.
This feast,1 is a feast of fat things, full of marrow, and of wine on the lees well refined, the best that can be imagined, the best of the best; A feast is promised, a spirituall feast. The speciall graces and favours of God are compared to a feast made up of the best things, full of all varieties and excellencies; and the chiefe dish (that is all in all) is Christ, and all the gracious benefits wee by promise can in any wise expect from him; All other favours and blessings whatsoever they are, are but Christ dished out (as I may so speake) in severall offices and attributes; he is the originall of comfort, the principle of grace and holinesse, all is included in Christ. Aske of him and yee shall obtaine, even the forgivenesse of your sinnes, peace of conscience, and communion of Saints. Aske of Christ as of one invested with all priviledges for the good of others, but yet this is by his death; he is the feast it selfe, he is dished out into promises; have you a promise of the pardon of sinnes, it is from Christ; wouldst thou have peace of conscience, it is from Christ; justification, and redemption, it is from Christ; the love of God is derived to us by Christ, yea, and all that we have that is good, is but Christ parcelled out.