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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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The soul which is possessed of Christ, adores, admires, cries out, I am satisfied, I have enough; the pearl is found, the chiefest of ten thousand is mine: As the Sun darkens all the Stars; all is as nothing to Christ: Now I have love, joy, friends, lands and all in Christ.
The soul which is possessed of Christ, adores, admires, cries out, I am satisfied, I have enough; the pearl is found, the chiefest of ten thousand is mine: As the Sun darkens all the Stars; all is as nothing to Christ: Now I have love, joy, friends, lands and al in Christ.
This is the Christ that I looked for, that I longed for; I see, and find in him the great love of God; the exact beauty of holiness; a •ull redemption; God reconciled; a spring of life; worth to satisfy judgement; worthiness to satisfy my will; sweetness to satisfy my affections; happiness to satisfy my whole soul; now I am abundantly payed for all my prayers, pains, &c.
This is the Christ that I looked for, that I longed for; I see, and finde in him the great love of God; the exact beauty of holinesse; a •ull redemption; God reconciled; a spring of life; worth to satisfie judgement; worthiness to fatisfie my will; sweetnesse to satisfie my affections; happiness to satisfie my whole soul; now I am abundantly payed for all my prayers, pains, &c.
Secondly, by his virtual efficacy: Christ is not an empty notion, but ⟨p. 185⟩a quick agent: and when he comes into a soul, virtue from him comes into the soul too: Christ and his Spirit come together, and dwell together, If any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his. In