A92857:559
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. It is now willing to part with all for Christ.
2. It is now willing to resign up all to Christ.
3. It is now willing to take all from Christ.
4. It is now willing to be disposed in all by Christ.
5. When the soul comes to opening terms, it stands in the extremest need of Christ: Never did a wounded, gored body stand in more need of plasters, nor a diseased body stand in more need of medicines, nor a tortured body stand in more need of ease, nor a starved hungry body stand in more need of bread, nor a pursued body stand in more need of help, nor an accused body stand in more need of defence, nor a fainting body stand in more need of cordials, then the humbled and