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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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Doct. 2. That whatsoever the former condition of any sinner hath been, and whatsoever his present condition is; yet if he will open unto Christ, Christ will be his.
These Laodiceans (of whom the text expressly speaks) they were poor, and blind, and naked, and wretched, and miserable, yet for none of these doth Christ except against them; Though they had no riches of worthiness, no eyes of knowledge, no garment of righteousness; yea, though they were so wretched, and miserable, that they had no ability to buy these, but stood before his eyes as mere, impotent, undiscerning objects, yet he calls to them, and offers himself to them, to all of them, to every one, he excepts not a man; but if any man will, &c.
These Laodiceans (of whom the text expressely speaks) they were poor, and blind, and naked, and wretched, and miserable, yet for none of these doth Christ except against them; Though they had no riches of worthinesse, no eyes of knowledge, no garment of righteousnesse; yea, though they were so wretched, and miserable, that they had no ability to buy these, but stood before his eyes as meer, impotent, undiscerning objects, yet he calls to them, and offers himself to them, to all of them, to every one, he excepts not a man; but if any man will, &c.
In Luke 14. 21. The Master of the house said to servant, go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the City, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind; Here's not a man of quality, of any dignity, of any self-sufficiency, but a company of indigent, impotent, deformed, ⟨p. 116⟩wounded sinners; yet th•se are by Christ invited and welcome,