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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.
Sol. To these I would address a few words, much like those of God to his people in Isa. 40. 27. ⟨p. 137⟩Why sayest thou oh Jacob, and speakest O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God. So say I to you, why have you such hard thoughts of a good Christ; what is he? what hath he said? what hath he done unto you? what occasion have you to be so jealous in questioning of his intentions and respects unto you? why will you dispute his willingness to save you; when you must confess his readiness to suffer and die for you? Why do you cavil at his intention to enter, when your hearts have felt so many of his knockings to open; did he die for thy soul in earnest, and thinkest thou that now he knocks in jest? Are not his commands serious, and all his promises faithful? why will you distinguish your selves from Christ, when Christ hath not distinguished you from himself? if Christ doth not except against you, why will ⟨p. 138⟩you except against him or your selves?
Sol. To these I would address a few words, much like those of God to his people in Isa. 40. 27. ⟨p. 137⟩Why sayest thou oh Jacob, and speakest O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God. So say I to you, why have you such hard thoughts of a good Christ; what is he? what hath he said? what hath he done unto you? what occasion have you to be so jealous in questioning of his intentions and respects unto you? why will you dispute his willingnesse to save you; when you must confess his readinesse to suffer and die for you? Why do you cavil at his intention to enter, when your hearts have felt so many of his knockings to open; did he die for thy soul in earnest, and thinkest thou that now he knocks in jest? Are not his commands serious, and all his promises faithful? why will you distinguish your selves from Christ, when Christ hath not distinguished you from himself? if Christ doth not except against you, why will ⟨p. 138⟩