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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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Again,1 if so be we would have that appetite of Spirit that is fit for this Feast, we must purge our souls from the corruptions of Flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God; we must cleanse our souls from those lusts and passions that daily cleave unto them; all crudities must be taken away that the edge of the stomach may not be flatted: for while these earthly carnal Corruptions lye upon the soul, we can expect no spiritual appetite to heavenly things. Let us therefore examine our selves what filth lies upon our souls, and what corrupt inclinations are there, that so they may be purged, ⟨p. 19⟩and our desires be carried fully after Christ in the Sacrament.
Againe,1 if so bee wee would have that appetite of Spirit that is fit for this Feast, wee must purge our souls from the corruptions of Flesh and spirit, perfecting holinesse in the feare of God; we must cleanse our soules from those lusts and passions that dayly cleave unto them; all crudities must be taken away that the edge of the stomack may not be flatted: for while these earthly carnall Corruptions lye upon the soule, we can expect no spirituall appetite to heavenly things. Let us therefore examine our selves what filth lies upon our soules, and what corrupt inclinations are there, that so they may be purged, ⟨p. 19⟩and our desires be carryed fully after Christ in the Sacrament.
- 1Second Means
Another means to get appetite is to consider throughly what is required of a Christian well to maintain the trade of Christianity.1