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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. In that God in Covenant, opens his love, and all his treasures to us, tells us of his special grace and love, and great intentions of good to us.
4. In that he obligeth himself to us in his faithfulness, to perform all his Covenant. In all this there is a great favour done unto, and a great honour put upon us. Hence when the Lord told Abraham, that he would make a Covenant with him, Abraham fell upon his face, Gen. 17. 2, 3. he was amazed at so great a love and honour; and why? It is a special favour for God to make a Covenant ⟨p. 6⟩with us; hence that of David, Who am I, O Lord? &c. 2 Sam. 7. 18.
4. In that he obligeth himself to us in his faithfulnesse, to performe all his Covenant. In all this there is a great favour done unto, and a great honour put upon us. Hence when the Lord told Abraham, that he would make a Covenant with him, Abraham fell upon his face, Gen. 17. 2, 3. he was amazed at so great a love and honour; and why? It is a special favour for God to make a Covenant ⟨p. 6⟩with us; hence that of David, Who am I, O Lord? &c. 2 Sam. 7. 18.