A92857:626
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.
And believers let out their love to Christ, Simon, lovest thou me more then these? Lord, saith he, thou knowest that I love thee. O blessed Christ (saith Bernard) I love thee, plusquam mea (more then all lands) plusquam meos (more then all friends) plusquam me (more then all my 1self.)
- 1Amor m•us crucifixus, said Ignatius.
So that here is the first branch of communion 'twixt Christ and believers, viz. mutual love; ye are my beloved, and my friends, saith Christ, and this is my beloved, and this is my friend, saith the Church, Cant. 5. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 8. Whom having not seen, ye love him whom my soul loveth, Cant. 3. 1.
So that here is the first branch of communion 'twixt Christ and beleevers, viz. mutual love; ye are my beloved, and my friends, saith Christ, and this is my beloved, and this is my friend, saith the Church, Cant. 5. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 8. Whom having not seen, ye love him whom my soul loveth, Cant. 3. 1.