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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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5. This love of their is that which makes them so dreadful and heavy unto your enemies; 1so high in the ways of your defence, and so high in the works of vengeance on your Adversaries; enemies to your enemies, and friend unto your friends; God by his Spirit fills their hearts with terrors, and puts them into straits, and drives your enemies to their feet: and Christ rides conquering, bathing his sword in blood.
5. This love of their is that which makes them so dreadful and heavy unto your enemies; 1so high in the wayes of your defence, and so high in the works of vengeance on your Adversaries; enemies to your enemies, and friend unto your friends; God by his Spirit fills their hearts with terrours, and puts them into streights, and drives your enemies to their feet: and Christ rides conquering, bathing his sword in blood.
- 1This love makes them so dreadful to your enemies.This love makes them so dreadful to your enmies.
6. This love of theirs is the reason why they do all of them bear with all your infirmities, yea and cover the multitude of your sins, that they deal so gently with 1you, and accept of your weakest performances, and desires, and tears, and sighs, and groans, and pass by all your failings, &c. Thus have you heard of the common union of the Trinity in their love unto you, which I think is a clear ground of wonderful contentment; for being interested in this their common love of you,
6. This love of theirs is the reason why they do all of them bear with all your infirmaties, yea and cover the multitude of your sins, that they deale so gently with