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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
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Quest. 1. How it may appear to be a truth, that nothing shall ⟨p. 63⟩1avail the shuffling sinner, until he returns from his sins?
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Sol. Thus: 1. The Lord doth many times make all the helps and means which the sinner useth, to be vain, and unable, and insufficient. 1This is imported in that phrase, Jer. 3. 23. Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains. The Israelites were distressed by reason of their sins, they were besieged and surprised by the Babylonians; their proper work now had been to have returned unto the Lord: But they still go on, and think to salve and secure themselves by the help of Syria; but all in vain, they could not preserve them, they were not able. So the Prophet, Hos. 5 13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to King Jarib, yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. He alludes to a sick patient, and an impotent Physician, who cannot possibly heal. See, all the strength unto which they repaired, could not deliver or secure them; though they did undertake the cure, the safety, yet they could not perform it. 2. That shame which hath covered the faces of 2sinners after all their cunning experiments, confirms this truth also, That nothing avails, &c. The Israelites tried the help of Assyria, but that was too weak a Bow; then they have another project, they will make use of Egypt; nor should this prosper, when they had tried it, they were ashamed of it; they had propounded great matters, and boasted much, how able they should now be, and how safe; but when all came to all, nothing at all came of it. Jr. 2. 36, Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. v. 37. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thy head; for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. 3. The Lord hath