A92857:700
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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Use 1. The first Use shall be for comfort to all believing persons, to all whose hearts have been opened to let in Christ, twixt whom and them there is this high and glorious communion.
Ʋse 1. The first Use shall be for comfort to all beleeving persons, to all whose hearts have been opened to let in Christ, twixt whom and them there is this high and glorious communion.
You have enough, and unless you were in heaven it self, you cannot have more: As David spake of the sword of Goliath, ⟨p. 223⟩none like that, the same I affirm of communion with Christ, none like this: It surpasseth all communions in the world in six respects.
You have enough, and unless you were in heaven it selfe, you cannot have more: As David spake of the sword of Goliah, ⟨p. 223⟩none like that, the same I affirm of communion with Christ, none like this: It surpasseth all communions in the world in six respects.
1. For dignity, there is a communion 'twixt a sinner and lust, 1(this is of all the basest) There is a communion 'twixt man and the creatures, (this is of all the poorest:) A fellowship with sin makes up perfect misery; a fellowship with the world makes up perfect vanity.
1. For dignity, there is a communion 'twixt a sinner and lust,