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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That this God is everywhere, and in every place; that they are in the presence of God, and their God is always present with them.
1. That this God is everywhere, and in every place; that they are in the presence of God, and their God is alwayes present with them.
God himself delivers this as a comfort and support unto all his people (I will be with you) in respect of all dangers, troubles, and difficult services.
To Isaac, Gen. 26. 3. I will be with thee, and will bless thee. To Jacob, Gen. 28. 5. Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest. To Moses, Exod. 3. 12. Certainly I will be with thee. To Joshua, Josh. 1. 5. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. To all his people, Isa. 41. 10. Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God. If your God be Omnipresent, then wheresoever you are, your God is present with you. Suppose a man were injuriously dealt withal, would it not be a comfort to him, if the Judge (the righteous Judge) himself were present, to see how violent men dealt with him? Suppose a man were in trouble, in exile with David, or in prison with Joseph, would it not be a comfort to him, if his loving Father were present with him, or his kindest friend? O Christian, be thou in any condition whatsoever, in any Country, in any place whatsoever, thy God, thy Judge, thy Father, thy best Friend is with thee.