A92856:811
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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O• that all these things might so affect our hearts this day, as to forsake our sins, and turn back to God Pleasure is the great ••it which is laid forth to catch the soul of man; Satan draws us ⟨p. 359⟩to sin by pleasure, and God draws us to grace by pleasure; shall pleasure move thee to damn thy soul? and shall not true pleasure move thee to save thy soul? Our Aversion from God depends much upon pleasure, and our Conversion unto God depends much upon pleasure; me thinks that Gods promise should be more accounted then the Devils temptation; is it not more probable to buy a better pennyworth from heaven then from hell? and is it not more reasonable to traffic at the gates of life for joy, then to trade at the gates of death for comfort? Return, return, O sinner! yet, yet, come back to thy God, and do not for lying vanities any longer forsake thine own mercies,—But God must persuade Japheth.
O• that all these things might so affect our hearts this day, as to forsake our sins, and turn back to God Pleasure is the great ••it which is laid forth to catch the soul of man; Satan draws us ⟨p. 359⟩to sin by pleasure, and God draws us to grace by pleasure; shall pleasure move thee to damn thy soul? and shall not true pleasure move thee to save thy soul? Our Aversion from God depends much upon pleasure, and our Conversion unto God depends much upon pleasure; me thinks that Gods promise should be more accounted then the Divels temptation; is it not more probable to buy a better penniworth from heaven then from hell? and is it not more reasonable to traffick at the gates of life for joy, then to trade at the gates of death for comfort? Return, return, O sinner! yet, yet, come back to thy God, and do not for lying vanities any longer forsake thine own mercies,—But God must perswade Japhet.