A92856:629
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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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.
What a ghastly s•ght would it be, to open a grave, and see the dead body run over with crawling worms, and a general putrefaction over all the parts! And truly, so it is with the soul of an unconverted person; it is the filthiest, nastiest, corruptedst, may I say, C•••on. Luther said once, So many sins, so many hells; ⟨p. 260⟩surely, I may then say, So many Sins, so many Deaths. The unconverted man is full of sin: his heart is full of evil, so Solomon; He is filled with all unrighteousness, so Paul affirmeth. Job was filled with botches, yea, but he was not filled with sins; and Lazarus was filled with sores, yea, but he was not filled with sins; and Davids soul was filled with complaints, and Christs soul was filled with sorrow, yea, but it was not filled with sin. Every unconverted mans dead soul is filled with living sins, as a good mans soul is filled with dying and dead sins; and a soul full of living sins, is much like a soul filled up with Hell-fire. There is no evil so evil as sin, and no sin so evil as living sin, and no living sin so evil as a fullness and an onliness of living sin. 3. In the consequents of it: I will name but three of them, 11. All the guilt of all those sins lie on him alone. 2. All the wrath of God looks on him, the sentence of curse. 3. An eternal death may soon befall him.
What a gastly s•ght would it be, to open a grave, and see the dead body run over with crawling worms, and a general putrefaction over all the parts! And truly, so it is with the soul of an unconverted person; it is the filthiest, nastiest, corruptedst, may I say, C•••on. Luther said once, So many sins, so many hells; ⟨p. 260⟩surely, I may then say, So many Sins, so many Deaths. The unconverted man is full of sin: his heart is full of evil, so Soloman; He is filled with all unrighteousness, so Paul affirmeth. Job was filled with botches, yea, but he was not filled with sins; and Lazarus was filled with sores, yea, but he was not filled with sins; and Davids soul was filled with complaints, and Christs soul was filled wich sorrow, yea, but it was not filled with sin. Every unconverted mans dead soul is filled with living sins, as a good mans soul is filled with dying and dead sins; and a soul full of living sins, is much like a soul filled up with Hel-fire. There is no evil so evil as sin, and no sin so evil as living sin, and no living sin so evil as a fulness and an onliness of living sin. 3. In the consequents of it: I will name but three of them,