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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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How often do we hear these complaints; and doubts, and misgivings? Indeed the Lord hath showed me great mercy; He did not leave me to my sinful heart and life, he did pity and call me, and brought me in to Christ, and made me one of his people, who aforetime was none of his people! But I still find such a body of sin, such a law in my members warring against the Law of mind, so many sinful corruptions within, and so many strong and violent temptation without, and so much weakness and insufficiency in my self, that fear I shall never hold out unto the end, I shall one day fail, and loose all my interest in God, and in Christ, and grace.1
How often do we hear these complaints; and doubts, and misgivings? Indeed the Lord hath shewed me great mercy; He did not leave me to my sinful heart and life, he did pity and call me, and brought me in to Christ, and made me one of his people, who aforetime was none of his people! But I still finde such a body of sin, such a law in my members warring against the Law of mind, so many sinful corruptions within, and so many strong and violent temptation without, and so much weakness and insufficency in my self, that fear I shall never hold out unto the end, I shall one day faile, and loose all my interest in God, and in Christ, and grace.1
- 1Consider
To this sad complaint I would briefly speak three things.1
- 1There is a twofold fear.