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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. A sure protection: when one hath possession, it behoves him to keep possession, he is to defray all the rents or dues wherewith that possession is charged; and he is to answer and take off all claims and titles made against his right of possession. Go to my Master, saith the servant; to my husband, saith the wife; So doth Jesus Christ, when he enters and takes possession of the soul. This soul (saith Christ) is mine, I own it, I will provide for it; plead for it or against it who will or can, I will answer him, I will answer for it, I will stand 'twixt it & all pleas, 'twixt it and all claims 'twixt it and all hazards, I will, take all upon me, and as long as I am Christ, and as far as my blood will go, or my intercession will go, or my merits can go, or my ⟨p. 173⟩Spirit can go, I will maintain and defend mine own.
5. A sure protection: when one hath possession, it behoves him to keep possession, he is to defray all the rents or dues wherewith that possession is charged; and he is to answer and take off all claimes and titles made against his right of possession. Go to my Master, saith the servant; to my husband, saith the wife; So doth Jesus Christ, when he enters and takes possession of the soul. This soul (saith Christ) is mine, I own it, I will provide for it; plead for it or against it who will or can, I will answer him, I will answer for it, I will stand 'twixt it & all pleas, 'twixt it and all claims 'twixt it and all hazards, I will, take all upon me, and as long as I am Christ, and as far as my blood will go, or my intercession will go, or my merits can go, or my ⟨p. 173⟩Spirit can go, I will maintain and defend mine own.
John 17. 12. Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost.