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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. The event of it: That estate being spent, he bethinks of an other course; indeed, now he should have thought of coming back to his Father, but he did not; nay, he tries all conclusions before he resolves on that: Therefore again observe, upon the Loss and consumption of his Estate,
First, his earthly policy, He joins himself with a Citizen of that Country, v. 15. By whom some understand the Devil; so S. Ambrose, Civis iste est istius mundi Princeps. Others, some kind of earthly or worldly employment: But being joined with him, his service is sordid, for he is sent into the fields (no house shall hold him who forsakes Gods house) to feed the swine; he is made a servant of the nastiest beast, who would not continue the servant of the best Father and God. Secondly, his extreme misery; this shift did no way help him: Nothing supplies, when God forsakes; and no way is comfortable, when we prove sinful. He would fain have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat, and no man gave him to eat. v. 15. Ah, what a change doth sin make! Here is one, whiles he continued with his Father, enjoyed excellent society, tender love, complete plenty; but now forsaking his Father, he keeps company with the swine, is extremely pinched with hunger, glad would he have been served after the very hogs, and no man regarded him in this misery and want; so that now there is a loss of all his happiness, and a certainty of famishing and perishing, if he returns not, and hereupon comes forth.
First, his earthly policy, He joyns himself with a Citizen of that Countrey, v. 15. By whom some understand the Devil; so S. Ambrose, Civis iste est istius mundi Princeps. Others, some kind of earthly or worldly employment: But being joyned with him, his service is sordid, for he is sent into the fields (no house shall hold him who forsakes Gods house) to feed the swine; he is made a servant of the nastiest beast, who would not continue the servant of the best Father and God. Secondly, his extreme misery; this shift did no way help him: Nothing supplies, when God forsakes; and no way is comfortable, when we prove sinfull. He would fain have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat, and no man gave him to eat. v. 15. Ah, what a change doth sin make! Here is one, whiles he continued with his Father, enjoyed excellent society, tender love, compleat plenty; but now forsaking his Father, he keeps company with the swine, is extremely pinched with hunger, glad would he have been served after the very hogs, and no man regarded him in this misery and want; so that now there is a loss of all his happiness, and a certainty of famishing and perishing, if he returns not, and hereupon comes forth.