A92856:749
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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3. There may be many changes upon the spirit of a man, which 1yet are not inconsistent with the saving change of his Spirit: Sometimes he may be lively and quick, sometimes he may be flat and dull, sometimes he may be confident and cheerful, and at some other times he may be afraid and mournful; sometimes he may be full, and enlarged; and at some other time he may be awkward, and straitened; sometimes he may have more sense of Gods Love, and sometimes more sense of his own sins: None of ⟨p. 328⟩these things are essential to the converted estate; a mans heart may be truly changed by converting grace, notwithstanding many crosses and afflictions on his outward estate, many eclipses in his comforts, many varieties in his spiritual actings, many contrarieties twixt his sense and his faith, many temptations upon his spirit, to many doubts and fears in his heart.
3. There may be many changes upon the spirit of a man, which 1yet are not inconsistent with the saving change of his Spirit: Sometimes he may be lively and quick, sometimes he may be flat and dull, sometimes he may be confident and cheerful, and at some other times he may be afraid and mournful; sometimes he may be full, and enlarged; and at some other time he may be aukard, and streightned; sometimes he may have more sense of Gods Love, and sometimes more sense of his own sins: None of ⟨p. 328⟩these things are essential to the converted estate; a mans heart may be truly changed by converting grace, notwithstanding many crosses and afflictions on his outward estate, many eclipses in his comforts, many varieties in his spiritual actings, many contrarieties twixt his sence and his faith, many temptations upon his spirit, to many doubts and fears in his heart.
- 1There may be many changes not inconsistent with the saving change.