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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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3. He submits himself to God's free mercy; to which alone he repairs, and on which only he depends for acceptance: and be submits to this,
1. By a free and constant acknowledgement that all that he hath ever received of God, hath flowed from this fountain; his life, his livelihood, the proffers of Grace; and if ever he obtain Salvation it must be from mercy: If God should deny him Grace, he should be just; but if for his own names sake he will take him up into everlasting arms, this is mere mercy; and every inviting call, every encouraging promise, every smile of his countenance is undeserved mercy.
1. By a free and constant acknowledgement that all that he hath ever received of God, hath flowed from this fountain; his life, his livelihood, the proffers of Grace; and if ever he obtain Salvation it must be from mercy: If God should deny him Grace, he should be just; but if for his own names sake he will take him up into everlasting arms, this is meer mercy; and every inviting call, every encouraging promise, every smile of his countenance is undeserved mercy.
2. By a free, ready, willing, earnest desire to be saved in a way of mercy, and […] no other way: he now looks no more for any merit in himself, or any righteousness of his own by which he might please God, satisfy the law, deserve favour; he no longer sticks at any of these things, but would have mercy to reap the whole honour and praise of his salvation, Psal. 115. 1.
2. By a free, ready, willing, earnest desire to be saved in a way of mercy, and 〈…〉 no other way: he now looks no more for any merit in himself, or any righteousness of his own by which he might please God, satisfie the law, deserve favour; he no longer sticks at any of these things, but would have mercy to reap the whole honour and praise of his salvation,