A59035:1693
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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The Apostle faith all men have not faith; and the Prophet saith, Who hath believed our report? and Christ himself saith, He that believeth shall be saved; and he that believes not shall be damned. Why brethren! If Faith be the condition of the Covenant, If faith be necessary to bring us into the Covenant; Then no unbeliever is yet in the Covenant, for no unbeliever hath faith: No, no, God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; and mercy is not the portion of unbelievers, but of believers, and salvation by Christ is interested only on them who believe on Christ: And thou art (to this day) an unbeliever, thou art utterly destitute of faith. And there are six things which show that thou art so.
The Apostle faith all men have not faith; and the Prophet saith, Who hath believed our report? and Christ himself saith, He that believeth shall be saved; and he that believes not shall be damned. Why brethren! If Faith be the condition of the Covenant, If faith be necessary to bring us into the Covenant; Then no unbeliever is yet in the Covenat, for no unbeliever hath faith: No, no, God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; and mercy is not the portion of unbelievers, but of believers, and salvation by Christ is interessed only on them who believe on Christ: And thou art (to this day) an unbeliever, thou art utterly destitu•e of faith. And there are six things which shew that thoū art so.
1. One is the unsensiblenesse of thy sinful and wretched condition, and of thy need which thy soul hath of Christ▪ 2. A second is, the exceeding ignorance in thy heart of Christ, as the Mediator of the Covenant. 3. A third is, the exceeding pride, and confidence on thi•• own righteousness, and on thine own works. 4. A fourth is, the continual neglects and disesteem of the Gospel of Christ. 5. A fifth is, the fruitless reception of the many offers of Christ. 6. A sixth is, the incompliance of thy heart with the Lord Jesus, and averseness, and refusing of subjection unto Christ. Thou wilt not have him to reign over thee. Ah poor creature! How hast thou befooled thy self! and deluded thy soul with a vain presumption of interest in the Covenant, whilst as yet thou hast not faith to interest thy soul in Christ.