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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. It comes off to Christ determinately or completely: the Schoolmen 1do rightly observe that there are two sorts of inclinations in the will.
1. It comes off to Christ determinately or compleatly: the Schoolmen 1do rightly observe that there are two sorts of inclinations in the will.
- 1Two inclinations in the will.
Some are imperfect and incomplete, as (vota & velleitates) wishings and wouldings, to which the will is partly willing, and partly unwilling: It is divided, it hangs upon an indifferent balance, Arguments of either side do poise it with an equal strength: The soul fees reason to respect and open to Christ, and yet it is tottered with reasons, not yet, or not so fully, to give way unto him.
Some are imperfect and incompleat, as (vota & velleitates) wishings and wouldings, to which the will is partly willing, and partly unwilling: It is divided, it hangs upon an indifferent ballance, Arguments of either side do poise it with an equal strength: The soul fees reason to respect and open to Christ, and yet it is tottered with reasons, not yet, or not so fully, to give way unto him.
Some are perfect and complete ⟨p. 86⟩as (volitiones) the peremptory bents of the will, wherein the person (as one sufficiently cleared and resolved, and biassed) comes off fully, without any ifs or ands; The scale hath sufficient in it to weigh it down, the sinner ees so much of the excellency of Jesus Christ, and of his suitableness, that he cries out, O Lord! give me Christ, I must have Christ, I will have Christ; I will stand upon nothing so that I may have Christ; farewell sin, farewell my self; Take the world who will; let me have Christ, my mind is satisfied, my heart is resolved and fixed, I know my need of Christ; I know the worth of Christ, I have heard his call, I like his articles, I prize his person, he is the end and desire of my soul; Christ is willing to save me, and I (O Lord) I am most willing to receive and serve him.