A92856:481
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.
1. That Gods reconciled favour is a thing demonstrable to a fitted soul; (.i.) it is not besides the nature of Divine favour, to open it self so that it may be apprehended, no more then it is against the nature of Light, to reveal it self. Nor is it beyond the capacity and proportion of a penitential soul to be cognoscitive, (i.) to be able to look on, and know Divine favour. In Universali, the Papists and others do grant, as, That God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself: but more then this, I affirm in particulars, There is not only a Notional knowledge in the general, but there may be an Experimental knowledge in particular of Divine favour. By this, saith David, I know thou favourest me. And S. Paul of Christ, Who loved me. God hath actually manifested his love and favour to his people of old; Son, be of good comfort, thy sins are for given thee, Mat. 9. And Rom. 8. Paul had it, and all the Saints had it: And he doth manifest it, and will manifest it to all true penitents. But then,
1. That Gods reconciled favour is a thing demonsirable to a fitted soul; (.i.) it is not besides the nature of Divine favour, to open it self so that it may be apprehended, no more then it is against the nature of Light, to reveal it self. Nor is it beyond the capacity and proportion of a penitential soul tobe cognoscitive, (i.) to be able to look on, and know Divine favour. In Universali, the Papists and others do grant, as, That God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself: but more then this, I affirm in particulars, There is not only a Notional knowledge in the general, but there may be an Experimental knowledg in particular of Divine favour. By this, saith David, I know thou favourest me. And S. Paul of Christ, Who loved me. God hath actually manifested his love and favour to his people of old; Son, be of good comfort, thy sins are for given thee, Mat. 9. And Rom. 8. Paul had it, and all the Saints had it: And he doth manifest it, and will manifest it to all true penitents. But then,