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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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2. They have immunity from the dominion of sin; Sin shall not have dominion ⟨p. 80⟩1over you, for you are under grace, Rom. 6. 14. Here you see expressly, that there is a freedom from the dominion of sin, even upon this account, that we are under the Covenant of grace. Though you be not totally freed from the inhabitation of sin (for sin doth dwell in us, whiles we dwell on earth) and though you be not totally freed from the rebellion of sin (for peccatum hostis est quamdiu est, The flesh lusteth against the spirit, Gal. 5. 17. and there is a law in our members, warring against the law of our minds, Rom. 7. 23. yet you are totally freed from the dominion of sin, which consists in the effectual Rule, Command, and Sovereign strength of sin, and a free, and full, and willing subjection or obedience unto the Law and authority of sin; and verily this freedom or deliverance, is a wonderful mercy and happiness unto the people of God whither you consider,
2. They have immunity from the dominion of sinne; Sinne shall not have dominion ⟨p. 80⟩1over you, for you are under grace, Rom. 6. 14. Here you see expresly, that there is a freedome from the dominion of sinne, even upon this account, that we are under the Covenant of grace. Though you be not totally freed from the inhabitation of sinne (for sinne doth dwell in us, whiles we dwell on earth) and though you be not totally freed from the rebellion of sinne (for peccatum hostis est quamdiu est, The flesh luste•h against the spirit, Gal. 5. 17. and there is a law in our members, warring against the law of our minds,