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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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5. It would be infinite dishonour to God if his Covenant were not a holy Covenant, 1it would not be worthy of him. God intended in making this Covenant to magnify himself in praise and glory; but he should lose all praise and glory, if he had made a Covenant which were not holy, or which would dispense with holiness; unholiness being the only dishonour to God, and the pulling down of his glory; God in this Covenant promiseth riches of mercy and grace, and glory to his people; but how absurd and dishonourable were it thus to do, if his people should continue a vile and profane, and sinful, and sensual people? if there were no difference 'twixt the precious and the vile.
5. It would be infinite dishonour to God if his Covenant were not a holy Covenant, 1it would not be worthy of him. God intended in making this Covenant to magnifie himself in praise and glory; but he should lose all praise and glory, if he had made a Covenant which were not holy, ot which would dispense with holinesse; unholinesse being the only dishonour to God, and the pulling down of his glory; God in this Covenant promiseth riches of mercy and grace, and glory to his people; but how absurd and dishonourable were it thus to do, if his people should continue a vile and profane, and sinful, and sensual people? if there were no difference 'twixt the precious and the vile.
- 1Else it would be unworthy of him.
6. He makes a Covenant and brings people into it, that so they may be 1made meet to be partakers of the glory that is prepared and shall be revealed; unless the Covenant were holy, and did work holiness, we could never be fitted and prepared, nor made meet for a glorious enjoyment of God, and communion with him; seeing that every one who hath that hope purifieth himself as he is pure,