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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.
2. The Causes of this, are 1either,
- 1Ignorance self-confidence. They are whole.
1 The ignorant confidence in the minds of men. All this while they see not any need of opening unto Jesus Christ, they hear that the souls of men are lost, but what that means they know not; For their parts, they thank God they are as well as ever they were in their lives, and 1hope to be saved as well as the best.
1 The ignorant confidence in the mindes of men. All this while they see not any need of opening unto Jesus Christ, they heare that the soules of men are lost, but what that meanes they know not; For their parts, they thank God they are as well as ever they were in their lives, and 1hope to be saved as well as the best.
- 1What is thy beloved? Cant. 5. So John 4. 10 If thou knewest the gift of God.
From hence is it that they prize not the wells of salvation, discern not the height, and depth, ⟨p. 60⟩