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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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That God doth enable a penitent person with grace and strength 1for a better and singular walking or course of Life and Obedience. The Prodigal before his Conversion walked with naked feet, wildly, loosely, disgracefully, dangerously; but upon his repentance, he hath shoes put on his feet; not only his Heart is altered, but his Life; not only his disposition, but condition; not only his condition, but his conversation: He was another man, and now walks as another man. The same you see in Paul, before his Conversion, and after it: Before his Conversion, his feet were swift to shed blood, he persecuted the Saints and Members of Christ to the death; but after his Conversion, he exalts Jesus Christ, and is endeared in highest affection unto him and his servants, prizeth Christ above all, loves Christ above all, strives for the propagation and for the obedience of the Gospel above all, and his feet carry him to most places and persons for the service of Christ: And this alteration in the course of life, Paul expresseth to be in all that are effectually called and converted, that they do not now walk as other Gentiles, Ephes. 4. 17. nor as they themselves once did, in darkness and voluptuousness, but do put off their old Conversation, Ephes. 4. 22. and walk as children of the light, Ephes. 5. 8. and become servants of righteousne••, Rom. 6. 18. and have their fruits unto •oliness. v. 22.2
That God doth enable a penitent person with grace and strength 1for a better and singular walking or course of Life and Obedience. The Prodigal before his Conversion walked with naked feet, wildly, loosely, disgracefully, dangerously; but upon his repentance, he hath shoes put on his feet; not onely his Heart is altered, but his Life; not onely his disposition, but condition; not onely his condition, but his conversation: He was another man, and now walks as another man. The same you see in Paul, before his Conversion, and after it: Before his Conversion, his feet were swift to shed bloud, he persecuted the Saints and Members of Christ to the death; but after his Conversion, he exalts Jesus Christ, and is endeared in highest affection unto him and his servants, prizeth Christ above all, loves Christ above all, strives for the propagation and for the obedience of the Gospel above all, and his feet carry him to most places and persons for the service of Christ: And this alteration in the course of life, Paul expresseth to be in all that are effectually called and converted, that they do not now walk as other Gentiles,