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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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2. The peculiar disposition of Repentance. Repentance in 1the proper nature produceth two effects. 1. One in newness of life: It is against the truth of Repentance for a man to live the same life, to keep on the same course, for this is impenitency; not conversion, but continuation; not a regress, but a progress; not a change of life, but a course of the same life: But when Repentance comes, change comes; for what is repentance but the new purpose for a new life? A man must be what he was not, and do that which he never did, and run an other course quite contrary to what he did; put off the old conversation, and put on a new; Cease to do evil, and learn to do well; put off the service of unrighteousness, and become the servant of holiness: this is to be a penitent. 2. Another is revenge: you know the Apostle makes this one of the fruits of godly sorrow and repentance; yea what revenge? 2. Cor. 7. Now this revenge, as it consists in many other things, so in this especially; that as we have employed our souls and bodies in wicked acts to serve against the Lord to his dishonour, so now we employ and improve them in holy services to the proper glory of God; now we busy them, to know him, to love him, to obey him, to honour him: The penitent person is so sensible of the infinite dishonour which God hath had by his sinful life, that if he had now a thousand souls and bodies, and ten thousand lives, all were little enough in all holiness of Conversation to redeem those dishonours, and repair them.
2. The peculiar disposition of Repentance. Repentance in 1the proper nature produceth two effects. 1. One in newness of life: It is against the truth of Repentance for a man to live the same life, to keep on the same course, for this is impenitency; not conversion, but continuation; not a regress, but a progress; not a change of life, but a course of the same life: But when Repentance comes, change comes; for what is repentance but the new purpose for a new life? A man must be what he was not, and do that which he never did, and run an other course quite contrary to what he did; put off the old conversation, and put on a new; Cease to do evil, and learn to do well; put off the service of unrighteousness, and become the servant of holiness: this is to be a penitent. 2. Another is revenge: you know the Apostle makes this one of the fruits of godly sorrow and repentance; yea what revenge?