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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. God hath cursed the ways of sin; and therefore though they 1seem pleasant for a while, yet that shall not be long, he hath hedged it with thorns, threatened all evil, miserable and judicial evil against it. And look as when a good man earnestly presses God upon his promises, his sorrows shall not stay long, but sighs and tears shall fly away: So when a wicked man provoketh God by his sinnings, his pleasures shall be short, for the Lord will perform his threatenings against him.
2. God hath cursed the waies of sin; and therefore though they 1seem pleasant for a while, yet that shall not be long, he hath hedged it with thorns, threatned all evil, miserable and judicial evil against it. And look as when a good man earnestly presses God upon his promises, his sorrowes shall not stay long, but sighs and tears shall flie away: So when a wicked man provoketh God by his sinnings, his pleasures shall be short, for the Lord will perform his threatnings against him.
- 1God hath cursed the ways of sin.
3. The pleasures of sin must necessarily be short, because conscience 1cannot be long quiet: If you should wound and wound a man, he will begin to feel, and to complain; even your pleasant sinnings are the most grievous woundings of conscience, and conscience will not bear, it will awake with blood trickling, and will be revenged of you with most bitter expostulations, severe accusations, unsufferable gnawings, and then where are the pleasures of your sins? Who can stand before envy? said Solomon; so against conscience, the wounds thereof, yea and her woundings by it, who can bear? thy delights will sink and fly off, yea thy heart will fail thee utterly, when conscience ariseth to accuse and condemn thy sinful pleasures.