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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.
Sometimes you fear the heavy wrath of God; but why do you so? He is your God and your Father, and full of compassions and loving kindnesses; he will not deal with you as a revenging Judge, but as a loving and merciful Father; he is at peace with you, and reconciled unto you: Sometimes you fear the damnation and curse belonging unto sin; But why do you so? Christ hath dyed and satisfied for your sins, and he was made a curse for you, and there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ. Sometimes you fear because of the powerful motions and conflicts, and rebellions of sin in your hearts: but why do you so? seeing that sin shall not have dominion over you, and Christ in you is daily mortifying and destroying the body of sin; neither shall any Lord reign in you, but your Saviour who dyed for you.
Sometimes you fear the heavy wrath of God; but why do you so? He is your God and your Father, and full of compassions and loving kindnesses; he will not deal with you as a revenging Judge, but as a loving and merciful Father; he is at peace with you, and reconciled unto you: Sometimes you fear the damnation and curse belonging unto sinne; But why do you so? Christ hath dyed and satisfied for your sinnes, and he was made a curse for you, and there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ. Sometimes you fear because of the powerful motions and conflicts, and rebellions of sinne in your hearts: but why do you so? seeing that sinne shall not have dominion over you, and Christ in you is daily mortifying and destroying the body of sinne; neither shall any Lord reigne in you, but your Saviour who dyed for you.
Sometimes you fear because of the imperfection of your graces; but why do you so? It is not your weakness or want of holiness, but Christs perfect righteousness which is imputed unto you for life, and for justification.
Sometimes you fear because of the imperfection of your graces; but why do you so? It is not your weaknesse or want of holinesse, but Christs perfect righteousnesse which is imputed unto you for life, and for justification.