The Glorious Feast of the Gospel
In this collection of sermons, Richard Sibbes opens Isaiah 25:6-9 to portray the gospel as a lavish royal banquet that God spreads for his people. Sibbes shows Christ as both the host and the feast itself, moving from the spread table to the great promises of the passage: the veil of ignorance removed, death swallowed up in victory, and every tear wiped away. Warm and pastoral throughout, it blends solid doctrine with tender comfort for troubled believers.
Based on The Glorious Feast of the Gospel, sermons on Isaiah 25:6-9 (1650)
Puritan quotes
Quotes by Richard Sibbes
“We are now come to the banquet, and Christ is the founder of it; nay, he is the Feast itself. He is the Author of it, and he it is that we feed upon.”
“There is in Christ enough to satisfy all the hungry souls in the world, he himself being present at this heavenly banquet.”
“If he bring us to heaven through a valley of tears, it is no matter, for in heaven all tears shall be wiped from our eyes.”
“In pursuing his calling, Christ will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax, in which more is meant than spoken, for he will not only not break nor quench, but he will cherish those with whom he so deals.”
“The purest actions of the purest men need Christ to perfume them; and this is his office. When we pray, we need to pray again for Christ to pardon the defects of our prayers.”
“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.”
“The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy.”
“There can be no victory where there is no combat.”
“The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory.”
“Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.”
