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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. The Will of God in reference to the Covenant, to perform what God hath promised. Micah 7. 20. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob. Jer. 33. 14. 1I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel. 1 Thes. 5. 24. Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it. Phil. 1. 6. He that hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
2. The Will of God in reference to the Covenant, to perform what God hath promised. Micah 7. 20. Thou wilt performe the truth to Jacob. Jer. 33. 14. 1I will performe that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel. 1 Thes. 5. 24. Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it. Phil. 1. 6. He that hath begunne a good work in you, will performe it untill the day of Jesus Christ.
- 1The Will of God.
God was never forced to make it, or to enter into this Bond, but out of his own accord willingly became ours; and this willingness was not extrinsical, depending upon the persuasion of another; but it was intrinsical, arising only from his own entire love unto us.