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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. It gives you confidence in all your space of time which you are to live, still 1to live upon your God: for there is no newness, nor alteration, nor weariness, nor weakness in Eternity; no want or waste in Eternity, Eternity is full to all Eternity: God is full of mercy and grace, and power, &c. The Eternal God is in all times the self-same perfection and all-sufficiency; there is no variation or diminution, or contingency in Eternity; his power and mercy, and wisdom, and knowledge, and love, and kindness are still at the same height.
2. It gives you confidence in all your space of time which you are to live, still 1to live upon your God: for there is no newness, nor alteration, nor weariness, nor weakness in Eternity; no want or waste in Eternity, Eternity is full to all Eternity: God is full of mercy and grace, and power, &c. The Eternal God is in all times the self-same perfection and all-sufficiency; there is no variation or diminution, or contigency in Eternity; his power and mercy, and wisdome, and knowledge, and love, and kindnesse are still at the same height.
- 1It gives confidence to live upon God as long as we live.
3. The Eternal God hath time enough to make all his promises good unto you; 1you need not fear that he will dye in debt unto you; Eternity never dies, but hath time enough in it.
- 1He hath time enough to make all his promises good. Though life be short, yet he hath promised to give eternal life.