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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.
And when conscience knocks 1at the door, believe me, all the soul will be awakened, and be in an uproar; the memory will fetch up all former sinnings, the judgement will see the wrath by them, and the heart will feel the burden of them, and amongst all other sins, these, of keeping Christ at the door, will lie most at the door.
And when conscience knocks 1at the doore, beleeve me, all the soul will be awakened, and be in an uprore; the memory will fetch up all former sinnings, the judgement will see the wrath by them, and the heart will feele the burden of them, and amongst all other sinnes, these, of keeping Christ at the door, will lie most at the doore.
- 1And all the soul cries out.
O brethren, if Christ might open our door with the Golden Key of his Mercy, it were best for us, but rather then he will loose a sinner, he will break open the door with the •ron bar of the Law: if men will not open, he will compel them (ere he hath ⟨p. 47⟩done with them) to set open all their gates unto him.
9. Lastly, observe one thing more, that many times he never gives over knocking, till he hath not only knocked down the sinner, but knocked him also quite off 1