A92856:157
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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7. Lastly, This is true not only in a transient and passionate 1sense, when through the rage of some present distemper and fury, a person will hear no counsel (this is true of Nations as well as Persons) nor regard any dealing, but is violently on a sudden carried away with the strong tide, or storm rather, of his foolish mind and passions: But it holds true likewise in a more permanent and deliberate ⟨p. 49⟩sense: When a sinner is exempted from the times of rashness, and is able to see and judge of his ways and courses to be sinful. Yet is it possible, that he may suffer not a little, but much evil; not in one kind, but in manifold kinds; not for a short time, but for some long duration; many weeks, yea, perhaps many years, ere his heart doth yield to return from his sinful ways to God. Thus briefly have you the Explication of the Assertion. Now I will touch two things more, and so proceed to the Application. One, how this may be manifested to be true: Another, why it is, or should be thus with a sinful heart.
7. Lastly, This is true not only in a transcient and passionate 1sense, when through the rage of some present distemper and fury, a person will hear no counsel (this is true of Nations as well as Persons) nor regard any dealing, but is violently on a sudden carried away with the strong tide, or storm rather, of his foolish mind and passions: But it holds true likewise in a more permanent and deliberate ⟨p. 49⟩sense: When a sinner is exempted from the times of rashness, and is able to see and judge of his wayes and courses to be sinful. Yet is it possible, that he may suffer not a little, but much evil; not in one kind, but in manifold kinds; not for a short time, but for some long duration; many weeks, yea, perha•s many years, ere his heart doth yield to return from his sinful wayes to God. Thus briefly have you the Explication of the Assertion. Now I will touch two things more, and so proceed to the Application. One, how this may be manifested to be true: Another, why it is, or should be thus with a sinful heart.