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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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Sol. 1. So Satan tells thee; so doth not God nor his Word tell thee. 2. If consideration of Sin, breeds godly sorrow for Sin; and Godly sorrow, Repentance unto Salvation, thou hast little cause to grieve to be thus grieved. 3. Nay, the neglect of timely consideration, that is the cause indeed of such fear and despair. O, say men! had we thought of this course, known this heretofore, we had never run on so, we had never come into this extremity of horror, &c. It is with sin as it is with diseases, if taken or not taken in time.
Another Use which I would make of this Point, shall be of 1Satisfaction to settle and relieve troubled Souls, who fear much whether they have ever throughly and rightly considered thus of sin or no; and consequently, fear the truth of their Repentance. For the fuller satisfying of them I will propound some Cases, the Resolution of which may afford more clear 2light:
- 1Use 2. To Settle and Relieve Troubled Souls.
- 2Some Cases Resolved for Satisfaction. Case 1. How a man may know his Consideration is Right. If it work in him a Condemnation of Sin.
1. How a Christian may know that his consideration of sin is right and penitential? I conjecture thus,