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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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3. Christs patient expectation of a sinners opening. He doth not come and go away presently; Nor ask, and go away presently; nor call, and go away presently; no, nor knock, and go away presently; But he stands and knocks: His standing at the door notes his continuing patience, and his continuing study of our salvation; his knocking, notes his earnest importunity.
Quest. 3. What the knocking at the door implies.
Sol. In the general, it is some preventing, previous, evangelical, and potent work of Christ towards and upon a sinner, making way ⟨p. 6⟩for his gracious entrance, and admission into to the soul.
Sol. In the general, it is some preventing, previous, evengelical, and potent work of Christ towards and upon a sinner, making way ⟨p. 6⟩for his gracious entrance, and admission into to the soul.