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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.
2. They are Children of wrath, Eph, 2. 3. They are blasted by the curse, held under condemnation, liable every moment to fall into hells flames; yea, going to execution: and what mother could ever rejoice over her son that was going to suffer for his deserts, or not wring her hands?
2. They are Children of wrath, Eph, 2. 3. They are blasted by the curse, held under condemnation, lyable every moment to fall into hells flames; yea, going to execution: and what mother could ever rejoyce over her son that was going to suffer for his deserts, or not wring her hands?
USE, 1. This may give check to the mad mirth of ungodly sinners: Hearken you merry Greeks, that sport your selves in the world as the fishes do in the sea, that cannot spare time from your jollity to have one serious thought: Stay a little, let me ask, what cause? why so jovial and facetious? are you converted? ah no! I know you will plead, it is lawful to be cheerful, & that civilly in the enjoyment of the outward comforts of this life: True, but when? when they are sanctified by the grace of God, and made yours in the New-Covenant: Get this title, and then you may rejoice in all Gods goodness; till then take this bitter pill; all the curses written in the book of God are upon you, and all the things that you rejoice in are tainted with them; you are going to the pit, and ⟨p. 391⟩all these are but fating you to the slaughter; treasures of mercy are thus turned into treasures of wrath.
USE, 1. This may give check to the mad mirth of ungodly sinners: Hearken you merry Greeks, that sport your selves in the world as the fishes do in the sea, that cannot spare time from your jollity to have one serious thought: Stay a little, let me ask, what cause? why so jovial and facetious? are you converted? ah no! I know you will plead, it is lawful to be cheerful, & that civilly in the enjoyment of the outward comforts of this life: True, but when? when they are sanctified by the grace of God, and made yours in the New-Covenant: Get this title, and then you may rejoyce in all Gods goodness; till then take this bitter pill; all the curses written in the book of God are upon you, and all the things that you rejoyce in are tainted with them; you are going to the pit, and