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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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But in respect of Christ and Grace, It is a shut door locked up by ignorance, and barred up by hardness, and infidelity: so that consider any man in his mere natural condition, Christ is not within him, but without him: He is not a guest, but a stranger, the door is shut against Christ.
But in respect of Christ and Grace, It is a shut door lockt up by ignorance, and barred up by hardnesse, and infidelity: so that consider any man in his meer natural condition, Christ is not within him, but without him: He is not a guest, but a stranger, the door is shut against Christ.
Quest. 2. What is meant by Christs standing at this door, and knocking?
Sol. I answer, Three things are meant by them.
1. Christs willingness to do a sinner good; to have entrance, to be admitted. Christ is a thousand times more willing to come to thee, then thou art to come to Christ: He is at the door ⟨p. 5⟩before ere you think of him.