A92856:366
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. I will give you divers Reasons for it:1
- 1Arguments to confirm it. Though we cannot Sue in our own name, yet we may in the Name of Christ.
1. Because though we cannot Sue in our own name, yet we may Sue in the Name of Christ: There may be a worthiness For us though not In us. In the Old Law it was a dangerous presumption for any man to offer a Sacrifice without a Priest, Lev. 17. 3, 4, 5. such a person was to be cut off: in like manner it is most dangerous for any man to offer up his prayers to God without Christ: to come in his own name, it is the way to cut off our prayers. God will not take any petition from us, unless it come out of the hands of our Master of requests (.i.) Christ Jesus. And again, in the Old Law, if the Priest did offer up the Sacrifice, ⟨p. 132⟩though it were not a rich sacrifice of a Bullock or a Sheep, if it were but a pair of Turtle Doves; nay, if it were but the tenth part of an Ephah of fine flour, it was available for the person, it was accepted, Levit. 5. intimating unto us, That it is not our own names, not any excellencies in us, which make way for the acceptance or the answer of our prayers, they are accepted for his sake in whom our persons are accepted; and therefore you read in Rev. 8. 3. of the Angel that stood at the Altar, having a golden Censer, who had much incense, which he offered with the prayers of all Saints upon the golden Altar which was before the Throne. The golden Altar, and the golden Censer, and much Incense make all accepted; and ver. 4. The smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the Saints, ascended up before God out of the Angels hand. It was the Angels Incense which made even the prayers of the Saints to ascend (.i.) the meritorious intercession of Christ, which giveth acceptance and audience to our Petitions; as he is a sufficient Redeemer, so is he a sufficient Intercessor, and therefore our own Unworthiness must not prejudice or discourage us, for as much as the name of Jesus Christ is enough to implead God withal.