The Glorious Feast of the Gospel, Index
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE.
A. APPETITE.
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SPirituall Appetite how it may be gotten. 16, 17, 18, 19
B.
All is of the beſt in Chriſt. 8
BOUNTY.
Gods Bounty cauſe of promiſes. 111
Wee ſhould honour Gods Bounty. 29
C.
Great is the Cheare at Goſpell-Feaſt. 8
Spirituall chearefulnes. 25
CHURCH.
The Church is an excellent ſociety. 3
Compared to a mountaine. 4
Chriſtian's eſtate beſt. 27
Holy Company. 20
Comfort of the Scriptures. 101
Controverſies judged by Word of God. 100
Scriptures are preſerved from Corruption. 103
God can effect things by Contraries. 154
D.
Spirituall Digeſtion. 23
DEATH.
Death King of Feares. 56
Spares none. ib.
is arm'd by ſinne. ib.
attended on by Hell. ib.
is terrible to wicked men. 64
a friend to the godly. 66
Death of Chriſt hath conquered Death. 59, 60
Death is conquered though a Believer dye. 63, 64
Duilliſts their ſinne and folly. 65
E.
Divine Efficacy of Gods Word. 101
Emnity between two ſeeds 91
Emptineſſe of ſoule fits for Chriſt. 32
Of ſpirituall Exerciſe. 19
Experience of Gods Word that its true. 102
F.
Goſpell is a Feaſt. 5
God is Founder of this Feaſt. 6
Chriſt in the Jewiſh Feſtivals. 15
Spirituall Famine. 20
Feare of Death unbecomes a Chriſtian. 62, 63, 67
G.
Gueſts invited to the Goſpel-feaſt. 7
Chriſts righteouſneſſe our wedding-garment. 12
H.
Largeneſſe of heart fit for this Feaſt. 16
In Heaven full performance of promiſes. 122, 123, 124
Hopes upholds the heart in wayting. 125
I.
Ignorance on all men naturally. 35
Infidelity ſhamefull. 105
Intereſt in God, cauſe of joy. 160, 161, 162
Joy in God. 158, 159
Joy and griefe conſiſtent. 88
Wee muſt juſtifie God in all. 25
K. KNOVVLEDGE.
True knowledge is tranſforming. 52
Deſires to know more. 51
Practiſe what wee know. 49
L. LIGHT.
Naturall men want light. 36
Naturally their light without heat. 39
M.
Majeſtie of the Scriptures. 101
Chriſt compared to Manna. 13
Religion makes not melancholy. 26
Why Chriſtians are melancholy. 26
Chriſtians have a mixture here. 82
Church compared to a Mountaine. 4
Myſteriouſneſſe of Scriptures. 101
P.
Plenty at the Goſpell-feaſt. 11
Preparation for this feaſt. 16
Wee muſt purge the ſoule of ſinne. 16
Practiſe of what we know. 49
Of Gods promiſes and their performance. 107
Promiſes free and full. 112
Promiſes long before performed, & why. 113, 114
Promiſes ſhall bee ſurely performed. 121, 152
Time of performance in Gods hand. 152
Gods time beſt of performmance. 154
Reaſon of Gods performance. 152
R.
Of the Rebukes of Gods people. 89
Chriſt and his Members ſubject unto Reproaches. 90
Chriſt will rowle away Reproach. 93
How to carry our ſelves under Reproach. 94, 15
How wee muſt Reliſh the Word. 22
Scriptures may bee proved to be the word of God by Reaſon. 103
Chriſt a Rock. 14
S.
Sacrament of Lords Supper a feaſt. 15
Senſe of ſinne. 17
Soule hath her ſenſes. 21
Men naturally want ſight. 36
We muſt not judge by ſight. 79
Scandals againſt Religion. 92
Holy Scriptures Word of God. 99
Are ſupreame Iudge. 100
Searching power of the Word. 102
Spirit indited and interprets the Word. 106
Sinne greateſt cauſe of Sorrow. 85
No Sorrow in heaven. 84
Comfort in Sufferings. 81
Naturall men ſee not things ſpiritually. 38
Spirituall things are myſterious. 35, 36
Church excellent ſociety. 3
Wee muſt walke in the ſtrength of Spirituall Refreſhment. 23
T.
Of ſpirituall Taſte. 22
Wee have but a Taſte here of what wee ſhall have hereafter. 115
TEARES, vide WEEP.
God will wipe away Tears. 77, 78
Signes of right Teares. 86, 87, 88
Thankfulneſſe to God, for removing vaile. 25
for Chriſts Conquest over Death. 62
for accompliſhment of promiſes. 156
Gods Time of performance ſet, beſt. 154
Types of the Goſpel. 12, 13, 14, 15
V.
A Vaile over mens hearts. 35
Unbeliefe is that Vaile. 40
God onelyonly can take away the Vaile. 42, 43
Meanes to have the Vaile removed. 46, 47
There is variety in Chriſt. 10
Unbeliefe in every ſinne. 41
Chriſts victory over death. 55, 57
W. Of—WAITING.
Our duty to waite upon God. 115
Its hard to wait on God. 118
Waiting overcomes all. 119, 120
Many graces exerciſed in waiting. 116, 117
Why God will have us to wait. 150, 151
Incouragements to waite. 153, 154.
Good men apt to weepe. 72, 73, 74, 75
Though wee cannot weep, yet wee muſt mourne. 86
Spirit witneſſes that the holy Scripture is Gods Word. 101
Gods Word is to bee heard as the Word of God. 104
God will make all his VVord good. 16
FINIS.
End of the text · Richard Sibbes, The Glorious Feast of the Gospel (1650)