A92856:489
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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The Motives to excite you hereto, are many and forcible. 11. The differences twixt God and you have been very great and high, such as have much provoked the Lord; and they have been of long continuance, such as have deserved ten thousand Hells: No• why will you not strive to make it out of doubt that God hath pardoned you, and is in Christ graciously reconciled unto you? If there have been differences betwixt us and a man of place, we will use all the means to take up the controversy, and get a release of all things; how much more having to do with God?
The Motives to excite you hereto, are many and forcible. 11. The differences twixt God and you have been very great and high, such as have much provoked the Lord; and they have been of long continuance, such as have deserved ten thousand Hells: No• why will you not strive to make it out of doubt that God hath pardoned you, and is in Christ graciously reconciled unto you? If there have been differences betwixt us and a man of place, we will use all the means to take up the controversie, and get a release of all things; how much more having to do with God?
- 1Motives. The differences twixt God and you have been very great.
2. This Reconciled Love is worth the suing out: No love like 1it; partly, because it doth so immediately concern the soul of a Christian. It is a love which accepts of a sinner, and makes the sinner accepted; it is more to him then the Princes pardon to a Traitor: Indeed, it is his passing from death to eternal Life. What should become of a sinner; if the Lord were not reconciled to him? If the Lord be his enemy and holds distance, the soul can never stand before him in Judgment: Farewell Peace, farewell Heaven without it. Partly, because it is the choicest & chiefest Love that God doth bestow: There is no one whom he doth embrace with the love of friendship and reconciliation, but Elect persons, and such as he intends for Glory. Therefore this Love is called, the ancient Love, great Love,