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The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from…
The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from God. Returning prodigal, or The penitents conversion to God. Prodigals acceptation, or Favourable entertainment with God. Delivered in divers sermons on Luke 15. from vers. 11. to vers. 24. By that faithful servant of Jesus Christ Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and perused by those whom he entrusted with the publishing of his works.The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from God. Returning prodigal, or The penitents conversion to God. Prodigals acceptation, or Favourable entertainment with God. Delivered in divers sermons on Luke 15. from vers. 11. to vers. 24. By that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and perused by those whom he intrusted with the publishing of his works.
London: printed by D. Maxwel for Sa. Gellibrand, 1660
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.
2. Nay, sin is not only a barren thing, unable to produce 1any good or blessing, but sin is also a very wicked thing, and provoking. The sinnings of men, are the provocations of God to wrath and punishment, and the more sinnings, are still the greater provocations. How long (saith God to Moses of the Israelites) Will they provoke me? Look as the froward and perverse walking of a child provokes the parent (i.) stirs up his displeasure and anger: So the sinnings of men, they do provoke the Lord by them unto jealousy and wrath, and stir up his displeasure against them; therefore it cannot be, but that if men go on further in sinning, they should find a worse thing of it; for every sinning is but as it were a further kindling of the fire, and a new incensing and provoking of the Lord; and the more that the Lord is provoked against a sinner, the more misery and punishment is the sinner like to feel from God.
2. Nay, sin is not onely a barren thing, unable to produce 1any good or blessing, but sin is also a very wicked thing, and provoking. The sinnings of men, are the provocations of God to wrath and punishment, and the more sinnings, are still the greater provocations. How long (saith God to Moses of the Israelites) Will they provoke me? Look as the froward and perverse walking of a child provokes the parent (i.) stirs up his displeasure and anger: So the sinnings of men, they do provoke the Lord by them unto jealousie and wrath, and stir up his displeasure against them; therefore it cannot be, but that if men go on further in sinning, they should find a worse thing of it; for every sinning is but as it were a further kindling of the fire, and a new incensing and provoking of the Lord; and the more that the Lord is provoked against a sinner, the more misery and punishment is the sinner like to feel from God.
- 1Sin is a very provoking thing.