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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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5. Though holiness be altogether wanting, yet if the sinner will open unto Christ, Christ will be his. I do confess that if Christ stood with a sinner upon these terms, holy you must be, and holy you must make your self to be ere I will close with you; I must see every room furnished with grace before I will come in to you, then I am confident that no flesh living shall be saved: For it is as impossible for a sinner to sanctify and renew himself, as it is for a dead man to quicken himself. But Christ stands not on that, he knows that the sinner is an empty cask, that no good dwells in him, that he lies in his blood, that all his beautifying ornaments are from above, all to ⟨p. 129⟩be found and taken out of his ward-robe; That it is his work to refine, and sanctify, as well as to pardon and justify, all that the humble soul must bring, is to open; as the beggar needs bring nothing but a hand to receive; and for holiness, which thou complainest is wanting, the opening soul must expect that from Christ; who brings this to the sinner, not the sinner to Christ.
5. Though holinesse be altogether wanting, yet if the sinner will open unto Christ, Christ will be his. I do confesse that if Christ stood with a sinner upon these tearms, holy you must be, and holy you must make your selfe to be ere I will close with you; I must see every room furnished with grace before I will come in to you, then I am confident that no flesh living shall be saved: For it is as impossible for a sinner to sanctifie and renue himself, as it is for a dead man to quicken himself. But Christ stands not on that, he knows that the sinner is an empty cask, that no good dwells in him, that he lies in his blood, that all his beautifying ornaments are from above, all to ⟨p. 129⟩be found and taken out of his ward-robe; That it is his work to refine, and sanctifie, as well as to pardon and justifie, all that the humble soul must bring, is to open; as the beggar needs bring nothing but a hand to receive; and for holinesse, which thou complainest is wanting, the opening soul must expect that from Christ; who brings this to the sinner, not the sinner to Christ.