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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sol. It is a well grounded, strong, constant and active purpose of the Will of a penitent sinner, wherein he is peremptorily bent to forsake a sinful course, and to lead a holy and a better life.
1. It is a purpose or bent of the Will: So it is called, Act. 11. 23. 1A purpose of heart: when matters of faith or fact are only discovered unto us, the work of the mind about them is called Apprehension; when they are debated and disputed there, this is called Deliberation: and when the will is fully inclined and wrought upon, that it is with it as with the body carried to the Centre, the natural Inclinations poise and bend it thither; So the very Spirits, as it were, of the will, the Pondus of it, is carried about the work, it is set upon it; this is called Resolution.
1. It is a purpose or bent of the Will: So it is called, Act. 11. 23. 1A purpose of heart: when matters of faith or fact are only discovered unto us, the work of the mind about them is called Apprehension; when they are debated and disputed there, this is called Deliberation: and when the will is fully inclined and wrought upon, that it is with it as with the body carried to the Center, the natural Inclinations poyse and bend it thither; So the very Spirits, as it were, of the will, the Pondus of it, is carryed about the work, it is set upon it; this is called Resolution.
- 1It is a purpose or bent of the will.