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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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3. As our Priest in offering himself for us, his Sacrifice being (as the scripture 1speaks) the blood o• God (that is) of one that is God, there is more therefore in it than mere payment, or satisfaction; there was merit also in it to acquire, and procure, and purchase all Spiritual good and all Eternal good for the people of God: not only immunities from evil in sin and death, but privileges, and dignities of sons, and heirs, yea all grace, and all love, and all peace, and all glory; even that glorious inheritance purchased by his blood.
3. As our Priest in offering himself for us, his Scacrifice being (as the •cripture 1speaks) the blood o• God (that is) of one that is God, there is more therefore in it than meere payment, or satisfaction; there was merit also in it to acquire, and procure, and purchase all Spiritual good and all Eternal good for the people of God: not only immunities from evil in sin and death, but priviledges, and dignities of sons, and heires, yea all grace, and all love, and all peace, and all glory; even that glorious inheritance purchased by his blood.
- 1There is not only satisfaction, bu• merit in his oblation.There is not only satis•action, bu• merit in his oblation.
You may now look on •od as your Father, and on Heaven as your inheritance, se•led on you by the love of God, and purchased for you by the blood of Jesus Christ.