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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. They have immunity or liberty from the rigour of the Law: The Law in the rigour of it exacts of us a most absolute obedience, a most exquisite and full obedience, 1it will not abate us the least grain or scruple, if it be not every way adequate, (for matter, and manner, and measure) your obedience will not pass, nor will it be accepted according to the rigour of the Law; Cursed is every one who doth not continue in every thing that is written to do it. But when once you are under the Covenant of grace, when once God is your God, and you are his people, neither you nor your services are judged by the exactness of your services, but by the sincerity of your hearts: Though much be wanting which the Law prescribes, yet if that be present, which your merciful God and Father delights in, viz. uprightness of Spirit, your sighs and groans, and tears, and desires shall pass and be accepted instead of more full and ample performances, 2 Cor. 8. 12. If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. Mal. 3. 17. I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Psal. 51. 17. A broken and a contrite heart O God thou wilt not despise. Zach. 4. 10. Who hath despised the day of small things?
5. They have immunity or liberty from the rigour of the Law: The Law in the rigour of it exacts of us a most absolute obedience, a most exquisite and full obedience, 1it will not abate us the least grain or scruple, if it be not every way adequate, (for matter, and manner, and measure) your obedience will not passe, nor will it be accepted according to the rigour of the Law; Cursed is every one who doth not continue in every thing that is written to do it. But when once you are under the Covenant of grace, when once God is your God, and you are his people, neither you nor your services are judged by the exactnesse of your services, but by the sincerity of your hearts: Though much be wanting which the Law prescribes, yet if that be present, which your merciful God and Father delights in, viz. uprightnesse of Spirit, your sighs and groans, and tears, and desires shall passe and be accepted instead of more full and ample performances,