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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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1. They are trials of our faith, but no testimonies of Gods unfaithfulness; He that sits in darkness, and sees no light, let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and stay himself upon the God of Jacob, Isa. 50. 10. We think that we dare to rely on the word of promise, as a truth of God, as a sure word which will not fail us. Now God by these contrary dealings, tries the faith of his servants; there is still my promise to hear, and to do you good, and here to your sense and feeling is something directly contrary unto it; Can you in this condition glorify my good and faithful Word? Though all these clouds arise, yet the Sun will break forth; though all this befalls me, I shall yet see him to be the help of my countenance, and my God; his Word is a tried Word, I will not fail; God who cannot lye hath promised: Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him, Job 13. 15. why, Beloved! this is one principal end of Gods dealing with us, in ways contrary to his promises, namely, to try and to demonstrate what our faith is in his promises.
1. They are tryals of our faith, but no testimonies of Gods unfaithfulnesse; He that sits in darknesse, and sees no light, let him trust in the Name of the Lord, and stay himself upon the God of Jacob, Isa. 50. 10. We think that we dare to rely on the word of promise, as a truth of God, as a sure word which will not faile us. Now God by these contrary dealings, tries the faith of his servants; there is still my promise to hear, and to do you good, and here to your sense and feeling is something directly contrary unto it; Can you in this condition glorifie my good and faithful Word? Though all these clouds arise, yet the Sun will break forth; though all this befalls me, I shall yet see him to be the help of my countenance, and my God; his Word is a tryed Word, I will not fail; God who cannot lye hath promised: Though he kill me, yet will I trust in him, Job 13. 15. why, Beloved! this is one principal end of Gods dealing with us, in ways contrary to his promises, namely, to try and to demonstrate what our faith is in his promises.