The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of salvation to poor…

Name: The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of salvation to poor…
Author: Obadiah Sedgwick

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.

Obadiah Sedgwick 1600?–1658London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Adoniram Byfield, 1657

[30], 271, [i.e. 275], [3] p. · 44k words · Wing S2379 · ESTC R209163

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[ Earlier:342–357 of 841

:342p. 93–94

Thirdly, the resurrection of the ⟨p. 94⟩dead. To quicken a dead sinner, to make him a believer, declares as great power as to give a new ¹being.

Thirdly, the resurrection of the ⟨p. 94⟩dead. To quicken a dead sinner, to make him a beleever, declares as great power as to give a new ¹being.

1Eph. 1. 19, 20.

:343p. 94¶3

3. Yet thirdly, Christ will not so act his omnipotency in a sinners conversion, as to exclude the heart of a sinner from opening to him, but will make the heart of a sinner willing to open to him; Because,

:344p. 94¶1

1. Christ intends in this work a conjugal union 'twixt himself and the soul of a sinner, unto which a mutual consent of will is requisite.

:345p. 94

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