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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. God makes a Covenant that is sure, because he would draw the hearts of his 1people to himself alone. There are four things which will draw and fix the heart where it can discover them.
- 1God would draw the hearts of his people to himself alone.
1. One is goodness; this is the good which I need. 2. A second is fullness; here is all the good which I need. 3. A third is freeness; all this good is to be had freely. 4. A fourth is certainty; I shall not fail of any part of this good; why these are apt to work on the heart, and to draw it, and to fix it: and all these God puts into the Covenant which he makes with his people: it is good, it is full, it is free, and it is certain; I will do you good, saith God, and I will do you all good, and I will do it freely, and I will do it assuredly; why then to whom should we go? thou hast all the words of eternal life; on whom should we trust but on thy self alone, O Lord, who art so full a goodness, and so sweet a graciousness, and so unquestionable a faithfulness and truth!
1. One is goodnesse; this is the good which I need. 2. A second is fulnesse; here is all the good which I need. 3. A third is freenesse; all this good is to be had freely. 4. A fourth is certainty; I shall not faile of any part of this good; why these are apt to work on the heart, and to draw it, and to fix it: and all these God puts into the Covenant which he makes with his people: it is good, it is full, it is free, and it is certain; I will do you good, saith God, and I will do you all good, and I will do it freely, and I will do it assuredly; why then to whom should we go? thou hast all the words of eternal life; on whom should we trust but on thy self alone, O Lord, who art so full a goodnesse, and so sweet a graciousnesse, and so unquestionable a faithfulnesse and truth!