A92857:366
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Sol. This may be known (as I conceive) three ways, 1. By the causes. 2. By the concomitants. 3. By the consequents of opening.
Sol. This may be known (as I conceive) three wayes, 1. By the causes. 2. By the concomitants. 3. By the consequents of opening.
1 By the causes.
1. The right opening of the heart ariseth from the word, this is the key of the Spirit of Christ, by which he opens a sinners heart.
The word in the legal part is a key which shuts up a sinner, Gal. 3. 23. and in the evangelical part, it is a key which opens the heart of a sinner; there it is said in Isa. 61. 1. to open the prison to them that are bound. When it hath convinced a person of his sinful and lost estate, and killed and broken him, in respect of wrath and self confidence, then it proceeds to revive him, and raise him by the possibilities, and hopes of mercy and salvation in Christ.