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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. 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 1you, and accept of your weakest performances, and defires, and tears, and sighs, and greans, and passe 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,
- 1This love is the reason why they all bear with your infirmities Five comforts from this.
1. All fears and doubts are silenced in all your approaches unto God; The Father 1unto whom you pray, he loves you: the Son by whom you pray, he loves you: the Spirit who helps you to pray, he also loves you: If you have the love of every one of them, there is no just cause of any distrustful fears.
- 1All fears and doubts are silenced in all your approaches unto God. You cannot but speed very well in prayer.