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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. By his exciting authority.
4. By our importuning insatiability.
First, by his affecting excellency: O sirs, before Christ comes in, much of the excellency of Christ appeared to the soul by way of invitation, but when he is come to the soul, more of his excellency now appears by way of fruition: Apprehension may much affect us, but fruition and experience doth much more affect us: Now the soul sees indeed a wonderful Redeemer, a wonderful love, a wonderful satisfaction, a wonderful happiness. As the Queen of Sheba, when she saw Solomon in his glory, her spirit failed; or as Simeon, when he got Christ in his arms, Now ⟨p. 184⟩let me depart, mine eyes have seen thy salvation; or as Jacob when he saw Joseph, now let me die; or as David, return to thy rest O my soul, for, &c. Psal. 116.
First, by his affecting excellency: O sirs, before Christ comes in, much of the excellency of Christ appeared to the soul by way of invitation, but when he is come to the soul, more of his excellency now appears by way of fruition: Apprehension may much affect us, but fruition and experience doth much more affect us: Now the soul sees indeed a wonderful Redeemer, a wonderful love, a wonderful satisfaction, a wonderful happiness. As the Queen of Sheba, when she saw Solomon in his glory, her spirit failed; or as Simeon, when he got Christ in his armes, Now ⟨p. 184⟩let me depart, mine eyes have seen thy salvation; or as Jacob when he saw Joseph, now let me die; or as David, return to thy rest O my soul, for, &c.