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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
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.
2. There is a double manifestation of his favour; One is Natural, 1and this is when God doth imprint such qualities on the soul, which are the sole fruits of a reconciled Love, as when he bestows on it the sanctifying graces of his Spirit; Another is Formal, wherein he doth evidently make over the goodness of 2his Love, (i.) make us directly to know that he doth love us, and is reconciled unto us: which is done two ways, either, 1. By the Testimony of the Word apprehended by faith; 2. By the Testimony of his Spirit, causing in us an express evidence and sense of Gods love, as a witness, and as a seal. Now one of these ways God is pleased to manifest his reconciled favour, or to evidence it unto the penitential soul, and sometimes both.
2. There is a double manifestation of his favour; One is Natural, 1and this is when God doth imprint such qualities on the soul, which are the sole fruits of a reconciled Love, as when he bestowes on it the sanctifying graces of his Spirit; Another is Formal, wherein he doth evidently make over the goodness of 2his Love, (i.) make us directly to know that he doth love us, and is reconciled unto us: which is done two wayes, either, 1. By the Testimony of the Word apprehended by faith; 2. By the Testimony of his Spirit, causing in us an express evidence and sense of Gods love, as a witness, and as a seal. Now one of these wayes God is pleased to manifest his reconciled favour, or to evidence it unto the penitential soul, and sometimes both.
- 1A double Manifestation of his favour. Natural.A double Manifestation of his favour. Naturall.
- 2Formal.Formall.