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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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3. This comparing of estates, in the woefulness of the one, and 1in the happiness of the other; that the one is death, and the other is life (as Moses propounds it to the Israelites) occasionally stirs up the heart to fly unto God by prayer, and in the use of other means, for grace and ability to leave the paths of death, and to walk in the ways of life; for naturally men do affect life and happiness, and are afraid of death and misery.
3. This comparing of estates, in the wofulness of the one, and 1in the happiness of the other; that the one is death, and the other is life (as Moses propounds it to the Israelites) occasionally stirs up the heart to fly unto God by prayer, and in the use of other means, for grace and ability to leave the paths of death, and to walk in the wayes of life; for naturally men do affect life and happiness, and are afraid of death and misery.
- 1This occasionally stirs up the beat to fly to God by Prayer, and in the use of means.This occasionally stirs up the beat to fly to God by Prayer, and in the use of meanes.
The first Use which I would make of this shall be for Information. 1You here see the Cause why many are yet in their sins; that they repent not, though we preach, though God punisheth, though man counsels. Surely they never yet did search their hearts and ways, they never did consider of what they have done; they are like the Laodiceans, who thought themselves to be rich and increased, and to stand in need of nothing; but they never yet saw their blindness, nakedness, and extreme poverty and misery. There are many duties unto which men will be persuaded, as to hear the Word, receive the Sacrament, give some Alms, say some Prayers, and now and then to confer of some good; but of all the duties which do so nearly concern them, they are hardly persuaded to this, viz. to consider of their sins: 'tis true, they will confess, That all men are sinners, and themselves too, but as some do with their debts, they care not to see and view them; so many with their spiritual estates, they have no mind to search into them, to look them over, to meditate of the Vileness of them.