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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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7. But of all men, they are most contrary to penitential Confession, who •all evil good, and darkness light, and that make a a mock, and a sport of sin; whereas they should, with grief of heart, and shame of face, mournfully, penitently, humble themselves before the Lord, and acknowledge their iniquities, instead thereof. They boast themselves of their iniquities, and make but a jest of that which cost the blood of Christ; It is but a trick of Youth, and good Fellowship, and Handsomeness, and Complement, and discreet Thrift; thus do they phrase their Uncleanness, their Drunkenness, their Pride, their Lying, their Covetousness.
7. But of all men, they are most contrary to penitential Confession, who •all evil good, and darkness light, and that make a a mock, and a sport of sin; whereas they should, with grief of heart, and shame of face, mournfully, penitently, humble themselves before the Lord, and acknowledge their iniquities, instead thereof. They boast themselves of their iniquites, and make but a jest of that which cost the bloud of Christ; It is but a trick of Youth, and good Fellowship, and Handsomness, and Complement, and discreet Thrift; thus do they phrase their Uncleanness, their Drunkenness, their Pride, their Lying, their Covetousness.
8. Lastly, to mention no more, They are defective too about the true penitential confession, who are assiduous to confess, but ⟨p. 115⟩desiduous to forsake; frequent to acknowledge and declare their sins, but negligent in forsaking and leaving of them: Discovery sufficeth, but Recovery they mind not. This is most ordinary with us, that we make our confession of sins to God, rather an act of our Memory, than a work of our Conscience: it sufficeth us to deliver in the tale, to number our transgressions; but then we wrestle not with the Lord in prayer, for his Spirit of Grace to heal our hearts, and to turn us from the sinful ways unto which we find our hearts so apt and forward. But I will no longer insist upon the Convicting part, I proceed to another Use.