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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
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.
1. By preparations. 2. By formal concomitants. 3. By resulting effects.
1. By preparations.
Are you fitted for such a communion as this the person who wanted a wedding garment, was pulled out as unmeet for a wedding feast: Christ will not have communion with every person. Sirs, whatsoever we may dispute of a fitness for union, yet assuredly there must be a fitness for communion with Christ for communion implies a state of fitness.
Are you fitted for such a communion as this the person who wanted a wedding garment, was pulled out as unmeet for a wedding feast: Christ will not have communion with every person. Sirs, whatso•ver we may dispute of a fitnesse for union, yet assuredly there must be a fitnesse for communion with Christ for communion implies a state of fitnesse.
Four things ever precede the state of communion.