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The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth…
The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth the nature, conditions and excellencies of it, and how a sinner should do to enter into it, and the danger of refusing this covenant-relation : also the treasures of grace, blessings, comforts, promises and privileges that are comprised in the covenant of Gods free and rich mercy made in Jesus Christ with believers / by that faithful and reverend divine, Mr Obadiah Sedgwick ... ; perfected and intended for the press, therefore corrected and lately revised by himself, and published by his own manuscript ...The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth the nature, conditions and excellencies of it, and how a sinner should do to enter into it, and the danger of refusing this covenant-relation : also the treasures of grace, blessings, comforts, promises and priviledges that are comprized in the covenant of Gods free and rich mercy made in Jesus Christ with believers / by that faithful and reverend divine, Mr Obadiah Sedgwick ... ; perfected and intended for the press, therefore corrected and lately revised by himself, and published by his own manuscript ...
London: printed by Edward Mottershed for Adoniram Byfield, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. A second is humility of heart; a proud man scorns to beg, and scorns 1to receive; he will not be beholding to any body; it is the humble man who will acknowledge mercy, and bless for mercy, and beg for mercy, and be glad he may have mercy upon receiving terms. God gives grace to the humble, and the humble are thankfully contented to receive grace from God.
2. A second is hum•lity of heart; a proud man scornes to beg, and scornes 1to receive; he will not be beholding to any body; it is the humble man who will acknowledge mercy, and blesse for mercy, and beg for mercy, and be glad he may have mercy upon receiving termes. God gives grace to the humble, and the humble are thankfully contented to receive grace from God.
- 1Humility of heart.
3. A praying heart, will be glad to be receiving.1
- 1A praying heart. Faith.
4. A fourth is Faith; Faith is a receiving grace; therefore believing is styled receiving; To as many as received him, he gave this dignity to be th• Sons of God, even to them hat believe on him. Faith receives Christ, and receives mercy, and receives love, and receives righteousness, and receives blessings, and receives all the gifts of God. Though God hath all to give, yet you have no hand to receive, until you get faith.