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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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6. He helps them in the captivities of their souls: As when sin or Satan 1(in this or that particular) have been too subtle, and too strong for them, and have prevailed over them, so that they are fallen and not able to rise; even then in this condition doth the Spirit of God by his wonderful graces, help them up again; he makes them to see their sins, and bewail them, and raise them by renewing and strengthening faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
6. He helps them in the captivities of their souls: As when sinne or Satan 1(in this or that particular) have been too subtile, and too strong for them, and have prevailed over them, so that they are fallen and not able to rise; even then in this condition doth the Spirit of God by his wonderful graces, help them up again; he makes them to see their sinnes, and bewail them, and raise them by renewing and strengthening faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1In the captivity of our souls.
Thus he dealt with David, with Peter, &c. As the finding of us in our lost estate, so the raising of us from our fallen estate, is done by the help of the Spirit.
5. The Spirit is yours in respect of his joys •r comforts; You read of the 1joy of the holy Ghost,