The Bowels of Tender Mercy Sealed in the Everlasting Covenant, Title page – To the reader
THE BOWELS OF Tender Mercy SEALED IN THE Everlaſting Covenant, WHEREIN Is ſet forth the Nature, Conditions and Excellencies of it, and how a Sinner ſhould do to enter into it, and the danger of refuſing this COVENANT-RELATION.
ALSO THE Treaſures of Grace, Bleſsings, Comforts, Promiſes and Priviledges that are comprized in the Covenant of Gods Free and Rich Mercy made in JESUS CHRIST with BELIEVERS.
By that Faithful and Reverend Divine Mr Obadiah Sedgwick B. D. late Miniſter of the Goſpel in Covent-Garden, London.
Perfected and intended for the Preſs, therefore corrected and lately reviſed by himſelf, and publiſhed by his own Manuſcript, allowed by himſelf in his life-time, by thoſe whom he intruſted with this work for that purpoſe.
LONDON, Printed By Edward Motterſhed, for Adoniram Byfield, and are to be ſold by Joſeph Cranford, at the Sign of the Caſtle and Lyon in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1661.
To the Reader.
Good Reader,
HAD not the Reverend Author of this Book requeſted our Atteſtation unto all the Pieces which after his death ſhould be printed in his Name, there would not have been any need to preface this Treatiſe with an Epiſtle. The Title Page ſuggeſting the ſubject matter of the enſuing Diſcourſe, may be ſufficient to encourage the real ſelf-ſtudying Chriſtian to peruſe it; eſpecially ſuch who have been experimentally acquainted with the many practical Pieces, which have been heretofore ſent unto the Preſs from the ſame hand. The Bowels of Tender Mercy ſealed in the Everlaſting Covenant; How full of ſweetneſs is this one ſhort Sentence! Every word hath its weight and worth. When aged, dying David, upon the Review of his own Condition and Relations, had mentioned the Everlaſting Covenant made with himſelf, ordered in all things and ſure: He addeth, This is all my ſalvation and all my deſire, 2 Sam. 23. 5. Who knoweth all the Treaſures of Grace and Comforts, which are comprized in the Covenant of Gods free and rich Mercy, made in Jeſus Chriſt? Is there any ſpiritual want, which may not be ſupplied, or any ſoul-diſcouragement, which may not be conquered, yea, or any concernment, wherein the humble, believing Chriſtian may not be much advantaged by the improvement of this Covenant, thus grounded and thus confirmed? As nothing is ſo ſweet, as Gods tender mercy unto a ſin-ſick ſoul, ſo there can be no ſuch confirmation unto feeble faith, as the unchangeable engagements of the Almighty, through Jeſus Chriſt. Therefore prize with thanks, and improve with diligence, this and ſuch-like holy helps, which Divine Providence putteth into thine hand. By ſo doing, thou ſhalt glorifie the Everlaſting Goſpel of Jeſus Chriſt, and advance the power of Godlineſs, with peace and joy in thine own heart, through him, in whom we are
Thy Friends and Servants,
Humphrey Chambers, D. D.
Edmund Calamy.
Simeon Aſh.
Adoniram Byfield.