A92856:395
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. That there is a two-fold present execution of penitential purposes: One is immediate; or when the purpose and the acting 1(without distance of time) succeed one the other, there being no predominant impediment to the instantaneous execution of that penitential purpose. Another is seasonable; where, though twixt the purpose and the acting there may be some distance of time, yet the apprehension of the next occasion may truly make the execution or practise to be present. As in the case of penitential restitution, it may so fall out, either through the inability of the estate, or the subjection of the person, that he cannot immediately restore; yet because the penitent person in such a case lays hold on the next opportunity and occasion, his resolution may be said to be acted presently, (i.) upon the next present ⟨p. 142⟩time when God enables h•m to act his purpose of restoring: So that penitential Resolution produceth present Execution; either for immediateness, as in most cases; or for seasonableness, as in some cases.
3. That there is a two-fold present execution of penitential purposes: One is immediate; or vvhen the purpose and the acting 1(vvithout distance of time) succeed one the other, there being no predominant impediment to the instantaneous execution of that penitential purpose. Another is seasonable; vvhere, though twixt the purpose and the acting there may be some distance of time, yet the apprehension of the next occasion may truly make the execution or practise to be present. As in the case of penitential restitution, it may so fall out, either through the inability of the estate, or the subjection of the person, that he cannot immediately restore; yet because the penitent person in such a case layes hold on the next opportunity and occasion, his resolution may be said to be acted presently, (i.) upon the next present ⟨p. 142⟩time when God enables h•m to act his purpose of restoring: So that penitential Resolution produceth present Execution; either for immediateness, as in most cases; or for seasonableness, as in some cases.