A92856:156
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
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6. This proposition holds true of all sorts of extremities: Inward, 1in those of conscience; a sinner oft-times will rather endure the sharp edge of the Word, which speaks nothing but wrath and bitterness, yea he will live under the galling Items, severe frowns, bitter accusations, intolerable scourgings, and terrors and condemnations of his conscience, though his conscience many times upbraids him in society, amazeth him asleep, terrifies him in the dark, condemns him for a wretch, and claps on him the apprehensions of Hell, which makes the foundation of his soul to quake, yet it falls out frequently that he will not turn from his sinful course. Outward in all the kinds of misery. A mans sinful ways may be like the putrifyings of the hody which beget the worms, that eat it out, and consume it: so the sinnings of a person many times do rot and consume his name, yea, all his estate; yea, all his amity; yea, all his strength, and yet through the affectionate combination of his heart with sin, he may rather endure infamy, scorns, poverty, desertion of friends, famine and nakedness, any thing rather then he will leave his sin; the wicked know no shame. Pharaoh did not set his heart for all this, &c.
6. This proposition holds true of all sorts of extremities: Inward, 1in those of conscience; a sinner oft-times will rather endure the sharp edge of the Word, which speaks nothing but wrath and bitterness, yea he will live under the galling Items, severe frowns, bitter accusations, intolerable scourgings, and terrours and condemnations of his conscience, though his conscience many times upbraids him in society, amazeth him asleep, terrifies him in the dark, condemns him for a wretch, and claps on him the apprehensions of Hell, which makes the foundation of his soul to quake, yet it falls out frequently that he will not turn from his sinful course. Outward in all the kinds of misery. A mans sinful wayes may be like the putrifyings of the hody which beget the worms, that eat it out, and consume it: so the sinnings of a person many times do rot and consume his name, yea, all his estate; yea, all his amity; yea, all his strength, and yet through the affectionate combination of his heart with sin, he may rather indure infamy, scorns, poverty, desertion of friends, famine and nakedness, any thing rather then he will leave his sin; the wicked know no shame. Pharaoh did not set his heart for all this, &c.