A92856:483
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. The time which God taketh to declare or make known (in a 1more formal way of evidence) his reconciled love unto the penitential soul, is not necessary and determinate, but arbitrary ⟨p. 186⟩and free. It is not restrained to the very birth or hour of our Conversion, nor limited to any one part of time after it more then an other. But God is pleased differently to make himself known, and his loving favour known. Lydia partook of Joy as soon s the partook of Grace; but with other Christians it may be, perhaps, as with Simeon, that their eyes do not see their Salvation till near their death in the latter end.
3. The time which God taketh to declare or make known (in a 1more formal way of evidence) his reconciled love unto the penitential soul, is not necessary and determinate, but arbitrary ⟨p. 186⟩and free. It is not restrained to the very birth or hour of our Conversion, nor limitted to any one part of time after it more then an other. But God is pleased differently to make himself known, and his loving favour known. Lydia partaked of Joy as soon s the partaked of Grace; but with other Christians it may be, perhaps, as with Simeon, that their eyes do not see their Salvation till near their death in the latter end.
- 1The time of this manifestation is arbitrary.The time of this manifestation is a•b•trary.