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The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of salvation to poor…
The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of salvation to poor sinners. Wherein is set out, the gracious behaviour of Christ, standing at the door and knocking for entrance. The dutiful behaviour of sinners in hearing Christs voice and opening to him. And the comfortable event upon them both. / By Obadiah Sedgwick. B.D. and late minister of the Gospel in Covent-Garden.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Adoniram Byfield, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
THE CONTENTS.
Serm. 1. The parts of the text. pag. 1 The Explication of the words. 3 Where is unfolded, 1. What door is in this place meant, Ibid 2. What is meant by Christ standing at this door and knocking. 4 3. What Christs knocking at the door implies. 5 How many ways Christ knocks. 6 4. What is meant by hearing his voice and opening the door. 8 Two scruples resolved. 1. Whether these words do not set up the liberty and power of a natural ⟨image 6⟩will. p. 9 2. Whether there be a universal and sufficient grace afforded to all. 11 Doct. That Jesus Christ is exceeding ready and willing to come in to sinners, and to save them. 13 Proved, 1. By five things in the text and context. ib. 1. By the quality of the persons at whose doors he knocks. ib. 2. By the motions of Christ towards sinners. 15 3. By the easiness of the terms upon which he would be theirs. 16 4. By the indefiniteness of his desire. 17 5. By the sweetness of his persuading and alluring arguments. ib. 2. By divers things in Christ which testify his willingness to save sinners. 18 As 1. His actions and passions for sinners. ib. ⟨image 6⟩2. His professions. 3. His invitations. 4. His expostulations. 5. His acceptations. 19 6. His compassions towards sinners. 20 7. His frequent knockings. 21 8. His patient expectations. 22 9. His rhetorical and soul-drawing Arguments. 22, 23 10. His gracious Articles. 23 11. His singular joy and thankfulness upon a sinners opening to him. 25 The Reasons of the Doctrine. 26 Use. Reproof of those who shut the door against Jesus Christ. 28 Use 2. Exhortation to sensible sinners to believe that Jesus Christ is willing to enter into their hearts. 30 Helps to believe this; by considering, 1. The door of a broken heart is the great door at which Christ knocks. 31 2. Jesus Christ hath broken through many of your doors already. 32 ⟨image 7⟩3. The more able you are to believe that Christ is willing, the more willing your hearts will be to open to him. 33 4. Christs greatest displeasure is against unbelievers. 34 How we may get strength to open the doo to Christ. 34, 35