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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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2. Consideration of sin, removes many qualities which keep the 1heart in impenitency; therefore it is a good step and way unto Repentance. There are three qualities which hold fast the soul from returning:
- 1Consideration of sin removes many qualities of sin, which keep the hea•t •n impenitency. as,
1. Ignorance; therefore darkened understandings, and hearts alienated from the life of God, are conjoined, Eph. 4. 18. a blind mind, and a wicked life, are inseparable; yea, greediness to sin, and ignorance, are there also coupled, vers. 18, 19. no man so forward 1to sin, as he who knows it not. Now solid Consideration removes ignorance, it opens the eyes of our understanding, and makes us to see and behold that evil in sin which we never saw before; in a right consideration there is 1. Lumen scientiae. 2. Conscientiae. 3. Experientiae.
1. Ignorance; therefore darkned understandings, and hearts alienated from the life of God, are conjoined, Eph. 4. 18. a blind mind, and a wicked life, are inseparable; yea, greediness to sin, and ignorance, are there also coupled, vers. 18, 19. no man so forward 1to sin, as he who knows it not. Now solid Consideration removes ignorance, it opens the eies of our understanding, and makes us to see and behold that evil in sin which we never saw before; in a right consideration there is 1. Lumen scientiae. 2. Conscientiae. 3. Experientiae.