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The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic]…The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic]…
The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic] him. Diligently searched into, clearly unfolded, and comfortably holden forth, in fourteen rich gospel sermons preached on several texts, at communions, in Glasgow. / By the late pious & powerful gospel-preacher in that city, Mr. James Durham.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1685
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Eighth and last Observation was, that all they that come may expect a very good and heartsome ⟨p. 54⟩welcome, none need to fear, that they shall not be made welcome, seeing they are come not uncalled, they shall not sit unserved: The Lord will not look down on such as come: nay he is waiting on to welcome them, and to meet them, as it were Mid-way: as we see in the Parable of the Prodigal, Luke 15. His father stays not till his son come to him, but seeing him afar-off coming, he runs with speed to meet him, and then most affectionately embraced him and falls on his neck and kisses him; and if the poor child should say, I am not worthy to be called a Son. He answers that, not suffering him to speak out all that he had resolved to say; Even when the debauched runagate had spent all by riotous living and would fain have told out the sad and shameful story of his gross miscarriages and great unworthiness he interrupts him and says, in a manner, Son hold thy peace as to that, I know well it is grievous to thee, go quickly and put on the robe, the Ring and the shoes that are provided for thee.
The Eighth and last Observation was, that all they that come may expect a very good and heartsome ⟨p. 54⟩welcome, none need to fear, that they shal not be made welcome, seeing they are come not uncalled, they shall not sit unserved: The Lord will not look down on such as come: nay he is waiting on to welcome them, and to meet them, as it were Mid-way: as we see in the Parable of the Prodigal, Luke 15. His father stayes not till his son come to him, but seeing him afar-off coming, he runs with speed to meet him, and then most affectionatly embraced him and falls on his neck and kisses him; and if the poor child should say, I am not worthy to be called a Son. He answers that, not suffering him to speak out all that he had resolved to say; Even when the debaucht runagate had spent all by riotous living and would fain have told out the sad and shameful story of his grosse miscarriages and great unworthiness he interrupts him and says, in a manner, Son hold thy peace as to that, I know well it is grievous to thee, go quickly and put on the robe, the Ring and the shoes that are provided for thee.