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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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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.
1. Justification, wherein he bestows his blood upon believers for the remission of all their sins, and so to exempt them from condemnation. (Rev. 1. 5. That loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood.) And his righteousness upon them (we are made the righteousness of God in him, 2 Cor. 5. 21.) and so to present them capable and fit for salvation.
1. Justification, wherein he bestows his blood upon beleevers for the remission of all their sinnes, and so to exempt them from condemnation. (Rev. 1. 5. That loved us and washed us from our sinnes in his own blood.) And his righteousnesse upon them (we are made the righteousnesse of God in him, 2 Cor. 5. 21.) and so to present them capable and fit for salvation.
2. Adoption, when he makes them the Sons of God, (Gal. 4. 4. God sent forth his Son, verse 5. To redeem us that we might r• receive the Adoption of Sons;) so that Believers by Jesus Christ attain to the dignity of being the Sons of God, John 11. 12. And thereupon heirs of God, and coheirs with Christ, Rom. 8. 17. Their Saviour becomes their brother, Heb. 2. 10, to 13. And ⟨p. 209⟩