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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.
If the iron would bow and be pliable without fire or stroke, the impression might, and would be made upon it immediately.
If the iron would bow and be pliable without fire or stroak, the impression might, and would be made upon it immediately.
If the wood did cleave without a stroke, it were well enough, or if it doth with one stroke, that without the addition of any more sufficeth.
If there accompanies such an efficacy, the least sense of sin, and the lowest smiting for sin, that the will is truly turned off from it, and turned up to Christ, it is enough; though thou troublest thy self with more, yet Christ expects no more, the door is open and he will enter. Lydia's heart was touched, and presently opened: The Jews were wounded, and cried out, What shall we do? upon hearing the first part of Peters Sermon, and were opened to receive Christ, and they enjoyed him, upon the hearing of the next part of the Sermon at the same time. In one night the Jailer shuts up the Apostles in prison, and lets them out of prison again; shuts his heart against Christ, and hath his heart opened ⟨p. 126⟩to Christ, the same hour trembling, believing, rejoicing.
If there accompanies such an efficacy, the least sense of sinne, and the lowest smiting for sinne, that the will is truly turned off from it, and turned up to Christ, it is enough; though thou troublest thy self with more, yet Christ expects no more, the door is open and he will enter. Lydia's heart was touched, and presently opened: The Jews were wounded, and cryed out, What shall we do? upon hearing the first part of Peters Sermon, and were opened to receive Christ, and they enjoyed him, upon the hearing of the next part of the Sermon at the same time. In one night the Jaylor shuts up the Apostles in prison, and lets them out of prison again; shuts his heart against Christ, and hath his heart opened