A59035:840
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.
2. For the Comfort and joy of your hearts: It is fruition joined with knowledge 1which is the Spring of all delight and comfort: You have heard the precious comforts which belong unto the people of God, who have God to be their God, and yet none of them have made comfort within your souls, because you are doubtful whether God be your God: it is certain you cannot taste the comforts, whiles you fear your title and interest: But if your interest were clear, your joy would be full: happiness known to be ours, is a necessary cause of joy. The Saints in glory have most joy, because they have the fullest knowledge of the enjoyment of their happiness.
2. For the Comfort and joy of your hearts: It is fruition joyned with knowledge 1which is the Spring of all delight and comfort: You have heard the precious comforts which belong unto the people of God, who have God to be their God, and yet none of them have made comfort within your soules, because you are doubtful whether God be your God: it is certain you cannot taste the comforts, whiles you fear your title and interest: But if your interest were clear, your joy would be full: happinesse known to be ours, is a necessary cause of joy. The Saints in glory have most joy, because they have the fullest knowledge of the enjoyment of their happinesse.
- 1For the comfort of your hearts.
3. For your confidence in approaching unto God, and in the application of the several 1promises of God, your ways to God would be always open and fair; in all your duties, and in all the Ordinances you might say I am now going to my God and Father to help me: and that promise is my portion, and this promise is my hope; They are all of them mine, for God himself is mine: He hath given them (every one of them) unto me, (