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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.
3. Unto such who fain would be the people of God, but are afraid that God will never 1admit of them into Covenant, that he will never be a God unto them.
- 1Such as would fain be in Covenant, but fear God will not admit them; Should consider It is possible for them to be the people of God.
To these I have six things to present, which I would desire them carefully to remember.
1. Do not despair, though as yet you find not your selves to be the people of Gods Covenant; it is possible for you to be his people; And there are three grounds to keep you from despair.
1. Do not despaire, though as yet you find not your selves to be the people of Gods Covenant; it is possible for you to be his people; And there are three grounds to keep you from despaire.