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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.
Use 2. The next Use shall be for exhortation to every one of us to stand out no longer, but to set open our hearts that Christ may come in unto us.
Ʋse 2. The next Use shall be for exhortation to every one of us to stand out no longer, but to set open our hearts that Christ may come in unto us.
Consider,
1. The amplitude of Christs goodness towards us: There is not a sinner this day in this place, but Jesus Christ saith unto him, if thou wilt hear and open, I will come in unto thee, and be thine, I know well enough what thou hast been, and what thou hast done, I know thou hast been ⟨p. 143⟩a blasphemer, or a whore-monger, or a drunkard, or a thief, or a Sabbath-breaker, or a scorner, or a hard-hearted ignorant wretch; yet at thy door I stand this day, and knock, I will receive thee unto mercy, I will forgive thee all these sins, I will accept, I will heal, I will save thy soul, if thou wilt open thy heart this day unto me and let me in. O Brethren, for Christ his sake refuse not Christ, do not reject, nor neglect so great salvation, so ample a salvation, so every soul inviting a salvation.
1. The amplitude of Christs goodnesse towards us: There is not a sinner this day in this place, but Jesus Christ saith unto him, if thou wilt heare and open, I will come in unto thee, and be thine, I know well enough what thou hast been, and what thou hast done, I know thou hast been ⟨p. 143⟩a blasphemer, or a whore-monger, or a drunkard, or a thief, or a Sabbath-breaker, or a scorner, or a hard-hearted ignorant wretch; yet at thy doore I stand this day, and knock, I will receive thee unto mercy, I will forgive thee all these sinnes, I will accept, I will heal, I will save thy soul, if thou wilt open thy heart this day unto me and let me in. O Brethren, for Christ his sake refuse not Christ, do not reject, nor neglect so great salvation, so ample a salvation, so every soul enviting a salvation.