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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
1. A Sovereign seizure, when he comes in as a possessor; he doth in a way of propriety set up his Title in the soul: As if he should say, now this soul is ⟨p. 164⟩mine: It is no longer sins, no longer the worlds, no longer the devils, no longer its own, but mine, and only mine, I am the Lord and husband of it. As in all contracts there results an exclusive propriety. Ezek. 16. 8. When I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, Behold, thy time was the time of love, and I spread my skirt over thee, yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a Covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. Or as Psal. 132. 13. The Lord hath chosen Zion, he hath desired it for his habitation. Ver. 14. This is my rest for ever, here will I dwell.
1. A Sovereigne seazure, when he comes in as a possessour; he doth in a way of propriety set up his Title in the soul: As if he should say, now this soul is ⟨p. 164⟩mine: It is no longer sins, no longer the worlds, no longer the devils, no longer its own, but mine, and only mine, I am the Lord and husband of it. As in all contracts there results an exclusive propriety. Ezek. 16. 8. When I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, Behold, thy time was the time of love, and I spread my skirt over thee, yea, I sware unto thee, and entred into a Covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. Or as Psal. 132. 13. The Lord hath chosen Zion, he hath desired it for his habitation. Ver. 14. This is my rest for ever, here will I dwell.
Hence those relative and impropriating expressions, as my love, my dove, my undefiled,