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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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2. In the second, the Prodigal being brought to extreme want, is forced to seek service of an hard master: under whom he was put to a base work: and yet for his pains had not enough to sustain nature, ver. 14, 15, 16.
2. In the second, the Prodigall being brought to extreame want, is forced to seeke service of an hard master: under whom he was put to a base worke: and yet for his paines had not enough to sustaine nature, ver. 14, 15, 16.
3. In the third, the said Prodigal is brought to himself, and to think of his Father: to whom addressing himself, he is met in the midd way by his Father: and graciously embraced upon his penitent confession, ver. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
3. In the third, the said Prodigall is brought to himselfe, and to thinke of his Father: to whom addressing himselfe, he is met in the midd way by his Father: and gratiously embraced upon his penitent confession, ver. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
4. In the fourth, his Father with all the cheerful and joyful expressions that he can, brings him to his house, clothes him with the best robe, feasts him, and cheers him with music and dancing, ver. 22, 23, 24.
4. In the fourth, his Father with all the cheerefull and joyfull expressions that he can, brings him to his house, clothes him with the best robe, feasts him, and cheares him with musick and dancing, ver. 22, 23, 24.