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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.
1. The incomparable absurdity and indignity; why doest thou make Christ thus to stand and wait at thy door? wouldst thou deal so
With thy friend? what man amongst 1you, if his friend came to the door and was importunate, would he not arise and open the door? as Christ spake.
Or with a beggar, who knocks and is importunate: would ye not rise and open and give him an alms? will you open the doors to a beggar, and not to a Saviour? to one who may receive an alms of bounty from you, and not to a Christ from whom your selves may receive the alms of everlasting mercy?
Or with a beggar, who knocks and is importunate: would ye not rise and open and give him an almes? will you open the doors to a beggar, and not to a Saviour? to one who may receive an almes of bounty from you, and not to a Christ from whom your selves may receive the almes of everlasting mercy?