A92857:332
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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Another arising from the efficacy of saving faith, which when it opens the will to Christ, it inclines and raiseth it to him from Arguments to be found in Christ alone; It sees reason enough in Christ to make us willing to open unto Christ; Namely such a perfection of goodness, and excellency, and suitableness, that if there were no conscience to trouble me, Nay if there were no heaven to crown me, yet the beauty of Christ alone hath won my heart, he alone is object and motive too.
Another arising from the efficacy of saving faith, which when it opens the will to Christ, it inclines and raiseth it to him from Arguments to be found in Christ alone; It sees reason enough in Christ to make us willing to open unto Christ; Namely such a perfection of goodnesse, and excellency, and sutablenesse, that if there were no conscience to trouble me, Nay if there were no heaven to crown me, yet the beauty of Christ alone hath won my heart, he alone is object and motive too.
As there is sweetness enough in the honey it self, to invite a man to eat it; so in Christ alone, to open to him and to have union with him.
As there is sweetnesse enough in the honey it self, to invite a man to eat it; so in Christ alone, to open to him and to have union with him.
3. It comes off with indefinite closure, both in respect of it self, and in respect of Christ.
3. It comes off with ind•finite closure, both in respect of it self, and in respect of Christ.