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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.
2. The desperate hazard you run; in the midst of all evangelical knockings; what if death should knock at your doors before ⟨p. 66⟩you have opened to Christ? where are you then? your doors have been shut against Christ, and heaven doors will be shut against your souls.
2. The desparate hazard you run; in the midst of all evangelical knockings; what if death should knock at your doors before ⟨p. 66⟩you have opened to Christ? where are you then? your doores have been shut against Christ, and heaven doors will be shut against your souls.
Or what if Christ will go away from thy door, and never stand there, or knock there any longer? It was one of the greatest mercies that ever God showed to thee, that Jesus Christ would condescend to come, and stand, and knock at thy doors, and it will prove the heaviest judgement that ever befell sinners; if he utterly departs from thee because thou wilt not open thy doors unto him.
Or what if Christ will go away from thy door, and never stand there, or knock there any longer? It was one of the greatest mercies that ever God shewd to thee, that Jesus Christ would condescend to come, and stand, and knock at thy doores, and it will prove the heaviest judgement that ever befel sinners; if he utterly departs from thee because thou wilt not open thy doors unto him.
3. Your holding out Christ thus long will cost you dear, though at length you do open to him, as it will cost you hell if you never open to him. You that keep Christ (thus long) out of his own purchase, and out of his own possession (for thy soul by right is Christs) perhaps thou shalt