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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. Causally, because wrought by the holy Spirit. 2. Objectively, It is between an holy Christ, and an holy people. 3. Virtually: the effects and fruits of either side are holy. 4. Actually, Christ holds communion with us through holy Ordinances, and we with him by holy duties.
1. Causally, because wrought by the holy Spirit. 2. Objectively, It is between an holy Christ, and an holy people. 3. Vertually: the effects and fruits of either side are holy. 4. Actually, Christ holds communion with us through holy Ordinances, and we with him by holy duties.
2. It is a close and immediate communion; my meaning is, that nothing lies between the heart and Christ. They say of the love of friendship, it is the knitting of soul with soul, so that the soul loving lives in the soul loved. If a stone lies twixt the sience and the stock, there is no communion. And truly so it is in this communion, Christ and the soul are drawn so near together, that they seem to be but one soul; Christ lives in the soul, and the soul lives in Christ: As they report of the heart of Ignatius, the Name of Jesus was engraven upon it: sure I am, the nature and power of Christ are engraven upon the hearts of them who have communion with him.
2. It is a close and immediate communion; my meaning is, that nothing lies between the heart and Christ. They say of the love of friendship, it is the knitting of soul with soule, so that the soule loving lives in the soule loved. If a stone lies twixt the sience and the stock, there is no communion. And truly so it is in this communion, Christ and the soule are drawn so neer together, that they seeme to be but one soule; Christ lives in the soule, and the soule lives in Christ: As they report of the heart of Ignatius, the Name of Jesus was engraven upon it: sure I am, the nature and power of Christ are engraven upon the hearts of them who have communion with him.