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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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There are many and great blessings which God intends and confirms upon his people; and the cause of them all, is the graciousness of God. 1Viz.
There are many and great blessings which God intends and confirmes upon his people; and the cause of them all, is the graciousnesse of God. 1Viz.
- 1Gods graciousness the cause of all blessings. Of The love of God.
1. The love of God is an unspeakable blessing, and the graciousness of God is the reason of that love: I will love them freely, Hos. 14. 4. He set his love upon you, because he lov•d you, Deut. 7. 7, 8.
2. The election of God is an unspeakable blessing, and the foundation of that election is the graciousness of God; There is a reward according to the election of 1grace, Rom. 11. 5.
2. The election of God is an unspeakable blessing, and the foundation of that election is the graciousness of God; Ther is a reward according to the election of