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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
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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.
His patient expectation, (I stand at the door.)
His vehement solicitation, (and knock.)
I shall wrap them both up in one proposition, which is this,
Doct. That Jesus Christ waits long upon sinners, and earnestly labours with them for entrance or admission (he stands at the door and knocks.)
Thirty years did Christ in person wait upon the Jews, and preached, and wrought miracles. Forty years did he by his Spirit wait upon them in the Wilderness, and testified unto them by signs and wonders. One hundred and 1twenty years did he by the preaching of N•ah and others wait upon the world and did strive with them. These one thousand six hundred years hath he waited upon the Gentiles, that the fullness of them may come in. These eighty years (well near) hath he waited upon England. Twenty years (sometimes) he waits upon one sinner. Forty years upon another sinner. These sixty years hath he waited upon us. How