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Mercy magnified on a penitent prodigal, or A brief discourse, wherein Christs parable of…
Mercy magnified on a penitent prodigal, or A brief discourse, wherein Christs parable of the lost son found, is opened and applied, as it was delivered in sundry sermons, / by Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Two lines from Luke]
printed by Samuel Green for Samuel Philips, 1684
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. That this encouragement is of use only to perishing sinners: The Prodigal comes not to this thought till he is at an utter loss, and he joins it to that consideration, I perish with hunger: And there is great reason for this, for,
3. That this encouragment is of use only to perishing sinners: The Prodigal comes not to this thought till he is at an utter loss, and he joynes it to that consideration, I perish with hunger: And there is great reason for this, for,
1. As long as a sinner hath any thing at home, he minds not nor regards God, but saith to the Almighty, depart; men that have supplies within doors will not go abroad, and ⟨p. 194⟩knock at other doors for relief: Hence, to a proud and carnally confident sinner it is no encouragement, that God hath bread enough, and is ready to distribute it to such as come and ask it, for what is that to him who needs it not, who is full, and wants for nothing? He feels himself well and lusty, the Physician may go about his business he hath no need of him.
1. As long as a sinner hath any thing at home, he minds not nor regards God, but saith to the Almighty, depart; men that have supplies within doors will not go abroad, and ⟨p. 194⟩knock at other doors for relief: Hence, to a proud and carnally confident sinner it is no encouragement, that God hath bread enough, and is ready to distribute it to such as come and ask it, for what is that to him who needs it not, who is full, and wants for nothing? He feels himself well and lusty, the Physitian may go about his business he hath no need of him.