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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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Object. O no, never such a sinner as I have been a sinner above measure sinful, so wholly sinful, so only sinful, so continually 1sinful. To this also a word. 1. Greatness of sinning it not an absolute impediment to Gods readiness in pardoning; for as much as great sinners are called upon to repent, as well as lesser 2sinners; and if the duty of Repentance concerns them, then there is a capacity of mercy for them. 2. God doth upon repentance promise to pardon great sinners. Cease to do evil, learn to do well, Isa. 1. 16. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord. V. 18. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Istiduo colores sunt valde tenaces & mansivi quibus intelligitur peccata quantumque sint gravia ex genere & habituata ex consuetudine, divina gratia purgabuntur, saith Lyra well upon that place: Yea, though they have been peccata sanguinea, so S. Jerome upon the same place. 3. Great sinnings, upon repentance, have found greater mercies: Adam's sin, very great, (whether you consider it formally or causally,) yet upon repentance, mercy pardoned it, David's sin of murder, (it was a crying sin,) and of adultery, (it was a wounding sin;) yet, upon his repentance, both pardoned by mercy. What should I speak of Manasseh in the Old Testament, or of Paul in the New? 4. The greater sinnings should ever prove the quicker reasons of repentance, and not be made the causes of despair, or more sinning: If thy sinnings had not been so high, it had been better; but being so, thy remedy is not an addition of a worse sin, or a continuance in the same sins, but to pray unto the Lord to turn thee, and to forgive thee.
Object. O no, never such a sinner as I have been a sinner above measure sinfull, so wholly sinfull, so onely sinfull, so continually 1sinfull. To this also a word. 1. Greatness of sinning it not an absolute impediment to Gods readiness in pardoning; for as much as great sinners are called upon to repent, as well as lesser 2sinners; and if the duty of Repentance concerns them, then there is a capacity of mercy for them. 2. God doth upon repentance promise to pardon great sinners. Cease to do evil, learn to do well,