A92857:674
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.
3. Ascended, to give us gifts.
4. Sits at Gods right hand to appear for us.
5. Intercedes, to complete and apply all for us.
5. Intercedes, to compleat and apply all for us.
2. Jesus Christ is ordained to invest believers with as good, nay with a better estate then men had in Adam. He is to repair their lost condition; he is to atone them with God, and to fit them for a glorious fruition of him; but this cannot be without a manifold communication of good unto them: Of necessity he must impart unto them the virtue of his blood for this, and the power of his Spirit for this, and the arm of his all-sufficiency and strength for this.
2. Jesus Christ is ordained to invest beleevers with as good, nay with a better estate then men had in Adam. He is to repaire their lost condition; he is to atone them with God, and to fit them for a glorious fruition of him; but this cannot be without a manifold communication of good unto them: Of necessity he must impart unto them the vertue of his blood for this, and the power of his Spirit for this, and the arme of his alsufficiency and strength for this.