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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. Because it is a very dangerous thing to stand upon our personal 1worthiness, when we approach unto the Lord; For, Now we come without Christ, we do sacrifice alone, we take the Office of our high Priest out of his hands; Nay, we frustrate the worthiness of Christ, for we cannot join our worthiness and his together; if we plead in our own names, we make void his: As it is in the point of Justification, if we stand to our own righteousness, we make void the righteousness of Christ: So is it in the matter of supplication, if we stand to our own worthiness, and will be heard for our own sake, we exclude the merit of Christs intercession; we may as well be our own redeemers, as our own intercessors: We meet with pure justice; for if we stand upon personal dignity, then our qualities and actions must necessarily have equality to justice; God must dispense to us according to our own deserts; when we stand upon our own worthiness, then God deals with us in justice; if we renounce it, then room is made for the mercy-seat.
3. Because it is a very dangerous thing to stand upon our personal 1worthiness, when we approach unto the Lord; For, Now we come without Christ, we do sacrifice alone, we take the Office of our high Priest out of his hands; Nay, we frustrate the worthiness of Christ, for we cannot joyn our worthiness and his together; if we plead in our own names, we make void his: As it is in the point of Justification, if we stand to our own righteousness, we make void the righteousness of Christ: So is it in the matter of supplication, if we stand to our own worthiness, and will be heard for our own sake, we exclude the merit of Christs intercession; we may as well be our own redeemers, as our own intercessours: We meet with pure justice; for if we stand upon personal dignity, then our qualities and actions must necessarily have equality to justice; God must dispence to us according to our own deserts; when we stand upon our own worthiness, then God deals with us in justice; if we renounce it, then room is made for the mercy-seat.
- 1It is very dangerous to stand upon personal worthiness.