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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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But we have spoken at large of this: Our care must be to have a special taste, a spiritual appetite, to relish this Feast that God provides; naturally we are ⟨p. 32⟩distasteful, we relish not spiritual, and heavenly things, we savour not the things of God. And the spirit of God must alter our savour, and taste as he doth; wheresoever there is spiritual life, there is spiritual relish of heavenly truths.
But wee have spoken at large of this: Our care must be to have a speciall taste, a spirituall appetite, to relish this Feast that God provides; naturally wee are ⟨p. 32⟩distastfull, we relish not spirituall, and heavenly things, we savor not the things of God. And the spirit of God must alter our savor, and taste as he doth; wheresoever there is spirituall life, there is spirituall relish of heavenly truths.
Now let me add this further,1 that though it be made by God, yet we must bring something to this Feast: Christ feasteth with us, as ye have Rev. 3. he sups with us, not that we have grace from our selves, or can bring any thing, he bringeth his own provision, with him when he suppeth with us; But yet by the Covenant of grace whereby he enters into terms of friendship with us, we must sup with him, we must have grace to entertain him, though it is at his own cost; yet we must have something: he doth not require us to pay our debts, but he giveth us wherewith, secretly he bids us come, but giveth a secret Messenger to draw us; he sends his spirit certainly; certainly he will have us bring something when we come to feast, but it is of his own giving: And that we are to bring, is humble and empty souls, (wherein we are to delight our selves in sense of our unworthiness,)2