Ver. 7. — ' And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations,' ...... 458-470
Ver. 8. — * He will swallow up death in victory ; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces ; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the eai'th : for the Lord hath spoken it,' . . . . . 470-499
Ver. 9. — ' And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is om- God; we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation,' ...... 499-517
Coherence between the judgments threatened in the former
chaj)ter, and the comforts promised in this chapter, . 443
The text opened, ...... 443-444
The church is an excellent society, .... 444
The church is a mountain, 1. hath strong foundations ; 2. is
in some measure visible, ..... 444
Of the marriage feast between Christ and his church, . 446
The Lord of hosts is the founder of this feast, . . 446
Some of all sorts invited to this feast, 1. Jews ; 2. Gentiles, 446
Christ is the chief dish and greatest cheer at this feast, . 446
Christ and his benefits fitly compared to a feast, 1. because all we have in Christ is of the best things ; 2. much variety in Christ ; 3. fulness and sufiiciency is to be had in Christ ; 4. because there is much company here ; 5. there is rich attire worn at this feast, ..... 447, 448
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Page Tliis gospel-feast was typed out, 1. by the Paschal Lamb ; 2.
by manna ; 3. by the rock ; 4. by the Jewish festival, 449, 450
A comparison between Christ and manna, . . . 450
The sacrament of the Lord's supper is this feast specially, . 450
We ought to be prepared for this feast, 1. get large hearts ; 2.
spiritual appetite, ..... 450, 451
Means to get spiritual appetite to this feast, 1. sense of sin ; 2. purge the soid fi'om sinful corruptions ; 3. spiritual exercise and activeuess for God ; 4. holy Company ; 6. consideration of the danger of spiritual famine, .... 451-453
We must get a spiritual taste and spu'itual senses, 1. to relish
what is good ; 2. to disrelish and reject what is evil, . 453, 454
We must get a spiritual digestion, and wait in the strength of
this heavenly feast, ..... 454
Consequents of the gospel-feast are, 1. cheerfulness; 2. thank- fulness ; 3. justifying of the ways of God and religion, . 455, 456 Religion doth not make people melancholy, . . . 456
A Christian at his worst condition is better than a worldling's
best, ....... 456
We must labour to have a part and portion at this feast, and
to honour God's bounty, ..... 457
We must bring empty souls unto this feast, . . . 458
Connection between the sixth and seventh verse, . . 459
Of the veil that is over men's hearts, . . . 459, 460
All men naturally have such a veil, .... 460
There is a veil over spiritual things, for they are hid, . 460
Natural men, 1. want spiritual sight, light ; 2. are ignorant ; 3. see not spiritual things spiritually ; 4. have hght without heat ; 5. are unbelievers, . . . . . 460-463
Ignorance and unbelief acts in every sin, . . . 461
God only can take away this veil, .... 464
Men nor angels cannot remove it, . . . . 465
Only God's people have this veil removed, . . . 465
"Where this veil is removed there is a feast, . . . 466
We ought to use means to have this veil taken off, 1. by at- tending upon ordinances ; 2. by practising what we know ;
3. by praying unto God, ..... 466-468 When the veil is taken off fi'om the heart, then, 1. a Christian
will wonder at the things of faith ; 2. desire more and more to know them ; 3. this veil hath been removed by the word ;
4. a Christian's knowledge is a transforming knowledge, 469, 470 Of death, and Christ's victory over death, . . . 471 Death is, 1. the king of fears ; 2. spares none ; 3. is let in by
sin ; 4. is attended on by hell, .... 471
Christ swallows up death in victoiy, 1. by satisfjong for sin ;
2. by his suffering death, .... 472, 473
We ought to believe that death is conquered to us, . . 473
We ought to be one with Christ crucified, . . . 474
We must be thankful unto God, 1. for victory over death ; 2.
for benefits by death, ..... 475
The slavish fear of death is unbecoming a Christian, . . 475
Death is conquered to a behever though he die, . . 475
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conq^uered enemy, but is
of others : 2. for mise
Death is terrible to wicked men,
Duellists foolishly out- brave death.
Death to God's children not only a made a friend,