A92857:59
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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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.
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.
It is a work wherein Christ stands alone; a beginning work, and a work towards and upon a sinner. God (saith one) works many things in us, without us, in which we are only patients, and with us, in which we are made agents.
It is a work wherin Christ stands alone; a beginning work, and a work towards and upon a sinner. God (saith one) works many things in us, without us, in which we are only patients, and with us, in which we are made agents.
The will is made good, and joins with God, being first joined to him, but this knocking whatsoever it be, it is none of ours, it is Christs work, his […] upon us and within us.
The will is made good, and joynes with God, being first joyned to him, but this knocking whatsoever it be, it is none of ours, it is Christs work, his 〈…〉 upon us and within us.