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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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A man that hath no spiritual joy, is drowned, for the most part, in the contentments of the world; drowned in riches and honours, and these are like to strong waters immoderately taken, instead of cheering the spirits, exhaust and kill them: He that hath the joy of heaven here by faith, is mortified to all other base delights, he only mindeth the things above, where Christ is, Col. 3. 1. And therefore the exhortation, or rather command, Seek the things that are above, hath this promise in fit method annexed unto it, and then all other things shall be cast in upon you: Riches and honours in the world; and if not them, yet so much as is necessary, and mortification of our sins, and the lusts of the flesh.
A man that hath no spirituall joy, is drowned, for the most part, in the contentments of the world; drowned in riches and honours, and these are like to strong waters immoderately taken, instead of chearing the spirits, exhaust and kill them: He that hath the joy of heaven here by faith, is mortified to all other base delights, he only mindeth the things above, where Christ is, Col. 3. 1. And therefore the exhortation, or rather command, Seeke the things that are above, hath this promise in fit method annex'd unto it, and then all other things shall be cast in upon you: Riches and honours in the world; and if not them, yet so much as is necessary, and mortification of our sinnes, and the lusts of the flesh.
Again,1 if we have fed upon spiritual things for our souls, we shall be thankful; that man that hath tasted how good and gracious the Lord hath bin to him in this world, and how full of joy and comfort he will be to him in another world, in consideration of this, his soul cannot choose but be thankful to God.
Againe,1