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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.
1. Whatsoever privileges believers have, those are yours who are the people of God: The privileges of faith are yours; all that faith can pretend unto from a 1right in Christ, and a title by Christ as Mediator, in respect of suffering, of satisfying, of purchasing, of victorious conquest, of interceding, they are all of them yours; whatsoever advantage a soul may get by Christ, and whatsoever advantage Christ is to a believing soul, that is yours.
1. Whatsoever priviledges believers have, those are yours who are the people of God: The priviledges of faith are yours; all that faith can pretend unto from a 1right in Christ, and a title by Christ as Mediator, in respect of suffering, of satisfying, of purchasing, of victorious conquest, of interceding, they are all of them yours; whatsoever advantage a soul may get by Christ, and whatsoever advantage Christ is to a believing soul, that is yours.
- 1Whatsoever privileges believers have, are yours.Whatsoever priviledges believers have, are yours.
2. Whatsoever privileges belong to the friends of God, they do belong unto you: All the people of God are styled the friends of God, James •. 23. and the friends 1of Christ, John 15. 14, 15. Cant. 5. 1. Friends (as friends) have free access, courteous welcome and entertainment, liberty of speaking, familiarity of converse, delightful communion, confident imparting and openings of their hearts one to another, cheerful counsel, and helps of one another; thse in a spiritual way do you enjoy with your God, and from your God, who because you are the people of God, are therefore the friends of God.