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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 faithfulness of God is a mighty and effectual, and prevailing Plea 1with your God. O Lord! This is my want and distress; and that is thy promise for help; and thou art faithful who hast promised, in thy truth, and in thy faithfulness to answer me; keep Covenant with me, remember thy word, do not fail me! why? this comes close to God, this concerns him near; he hath taken his Oath upon it, that he will not lye, that he will not deceive, that he will not fail his people.
2. The faithfulness of God is a mighty and effectual, and prevailing Plea 1with your God. O Lord! This is my want and distress; and that is thy promise for help; and thou art faithful who hast promised, in thy truth, and in thy faithfulness to answer me; keep Covenant with me, remember thy word, do not faile me! why? this comes close to God, this concernes him near; he hath taken his Oath upon it, that he will not lye, that he will not deceive, that he will not fail his people.
- 1This is an effectual, and prevailing plea with God.
3. The faithfulness of God is enough to answer all your fears and doubts; O 1they are such great things, and they are such hard things, and unto sense and reason, such improbable and impossible things, and who am I, &c.
- 1It is enough to answer all our fears and doubts