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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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John 4. 9. Then saith the woman of Samaria, How is it, that thou being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? yet Christ goes on with his discourse, and offers to her the water of life who churlishly denied him a little ordinary water to drink.
5. Nay, he hath not given over sinners, although they have been so far from opening to him, that they have opened their mouths against him, by reviling him, and lift up their hands against him to persecute and kill him. When the Pharisees went about to kill him, yet even then he stood and cried, ⟨p. 42⟩If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink, John 7. 25, 27.
6. Yea, though sinners have actually imbrued their hands in the murdering of his Messengers, nay, of himself, yet hath he stood at their doors knocking.
6. Yea, though sinners have actually imbrued their hands in the murthering of his Messengers, nay, of himself, yet hath he stood at their doores knocking.