Mercy magnified on a penitent prodigal, or, A brief discourse

1. The common favours of God are unregenerate mens substance: their wit, their health, their wealth, their privileges, &c. are their portion, which they have in hand: I mean,

1. The common favours of God are unregenerate mens substance: their wit, their health, their wealth, their priviledges, &c. are their portion, which they have in hand: I mean,

1. They are that which they place their dependence upon, the things in the improvement of which they hope to get their living; they place their confidence and trust in them, Pro. 10. 15. The rich mans wealth is his strong City. They have nothing else that their heart relies upon, they call them their goods, because they expect to have their whole good from them, they take up their rest and content under the shadow of these things.

1. They are that which they place their dependance upon, the things in the improvement of which they hope to get their living; they place their confidence and trust in them, Pro. 10. 15. The rich mans wealth is his strong City. They have nothing else that their heart relyes upon, they call them their goods, because they expect to have their whole good from them, they take up their rest and content under the shadow of these things.

2. They are the Talents which God hath sent them to improve for his Glory, and for their souls good: God hath put them in their hands with a command that they should trade them for him, and in his service: The Lord expected that Belshazzar should have glorified him with his Power, and Kingdom, and great glory which he had advanced him to,