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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The very nature and constitution of the Covenant do evince this, which is a very cluster of promises, I will be merciful to your transgressions, I will cleanse you from all your Idols, and from all your uncleannesses, I will put my Spirit within you, I will bless you, I will do you good, I will hear you, and deliver you; He will give grace and glory, and no good thing will he with-hold from them that walk uprightly; In hope of eternal life which God hath promised unto them that love him, &c.
The very nature and constitution of the Covenant do evince this, which is a very cluster of promises, I will be merciful to your transgressions, I will cleanse you from all your Idols, and from all your uncleannesses, I will put my Spirit within you, I will blesse you, I will do you good, I will hear you, and deliver you; He will give grace and glory, and no good thing will he with-hold from them that walk uprightly; In hope of eternal life which God hath promised unto them that love him, &c.
Again, which way Christ goes, that way the promises go; Now Christ belongs to every believer; therefore the promises also belong &c.
This truth no man can question, but he who will question the Scriptures themselves; or a distressed sinner who questions his relations unto God, and thereupon questions the relation of the promises unto himself; neverthelesse ex parte Rei, it is certain if God be yours, then his promises are yours, &c.