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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
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2. That faith looked on God as a creator, and preserver, but this faith looks on God as a Redeemer, and merciful Father.
2. That faith looked on God as a creatour, and preserver, but this faith looks on God as a Redeemer, and merciful Father.
3. That faith was natural, concreated with Adam, not raised, nor infused in a Gospel-way: but this faith is now promised, and infused in a supernatural way, by the Spirit of Christ, through the dispensation of the Gospel.
4. That faith could not be at all in any, but so long as he was perfectly righteous; and therefore it ceased upon the cessation of that righteousness; it was principally grounded upon inherent Righteousness. But, this faith is in a sinner, who hath no righteousness of his own, but relies upon the righteousness of another, even the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
4. That faith could not be at all in any, but so long as he was perfectly righteous; and therefore it ceased upon the cessation of that righteousnesse; it was principally grounded upon inherent Righteousnesse. But, this faith is in a sinner, who hath no righteousnesse of his own, but relies upon the righteousness of another, even the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ.