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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
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SERMON XIV.
Vers. 18. I will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. Vers. 19. And am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.
Vers. 18. I will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. Vers. 19. And am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hyred servants.
IN the former verse we had the Prodigal quickening and encouraging himself to return to his father, which is the first part of his deliberation.
IN the former verse we had the Prodigal quickning and encouraging himself to return to his father, which is the first part of his deliberation.
2. In these words is set down his deliberate conclusion, or consultation and determination what improvement to make of these arguments, which is, in sum to make proof of his fathers love in the most penitent and humble manner. More particularly, he resolves upon