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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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Sometimes we stand in need of present grace and comfort, and we are undone if comforts and grace are not at hand, never considering the promises that are to come; as that promise of Christ, I will be with thee to the end of the world, fear not; No temptation shall befall us, but we shall have an issue out of it, and it shall work together for the good of all those that fear God. This is Aquavitae •o the soul of man, therefore the gracious promises of Christ and his holy Spirit we should ever remember to get into our souls, for when all other comforts fail, then cometh in the comforts of the Spirit, who will be with us and uphold us in all extremities; if we had nothing in this world to comfort our spirits, yet let us rejoice in hope of glory to come. Our life is hid with Christ, we have the hidden Manna, in him we rejoice in hope of glory, Rom. 5. 2. And the way to maintain a Christian holy life, is to make use of all the privileges of christianity, and of those promises that convey these privileges to our souls.
Sometimes wee stand in need of present grace and comfort, and we are undone if comforts and grace are not at hand, never considering the promises that are to come; as that promise of Christ, I will be with thee to the end of the world, feare not; No temptation shall befall us, but we shall have an issue out of it, and it shall worke together for the good of all those that feare God. This is Aquavitae •o the soule of man, therefore the gracious promises of Christ and his holy Spirit wee should ever remember to get into our soules, for when all other comforts faile, then commeth in the comforts of the Spirit, who will be with us and uphold us in all extremities; if we had nothing in this world to comfort our spirits, yet let us rejoyce in hope of glory to come. Our life is hid with Christ, wee have the hidden Manna, in him we rejoyce in hope of glory, Rom. 5. 2. And the way to maintaine a Christian holy life, is to make use of all the privileges of christianity, and of those promises that convey these privileges to our soules.