This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...to him. He would acknowledge that he was not worthy to be received as a son, but was willing to be employed as a servant. In this resolution he drew all his encouragement from the remembrance of his father's goodness, which at the same time aggravated his own crimes. Thus convinced sinners are led to hope in the mercy ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...to him. He would acknowledge that he was not worthy to be received as a son, but was willing to be employed as a servant. In this resolution he drew all his encouragement from the remembrance of his father's goodness, which at the same time aggravated his own crimes. Thus convinced sinners are led to hope in the mercy of that God against whom they have rebelled, and are excited to return to him with earnest supplications. The prodigal arose, nor stopped till he reached his home, though we may well conceive his distress and fears. But while yet at a distance, his father, who is represented as regretting his absence, saw and knew him. Being full of compassion, he ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him, expressing entire reconciliation to him, while the son acknowledged his guilt and unworthiness. Thus the repenting sinner resolutely quits the bondage of Satan and his lusts, and returns to God by prayer, notwithstanding fears and discouragements. The Lord meets him with unexpected tokens of his forgiving love. These humble his heart still further, while they inspire him with hope. God forgives the sins of true penitents, he forgets them, he remembers them no more, Kzelv. 18. 22. Again, the reception of the humbled sinneris like that of the prodigal. He is clothed in the robe of the Redeemer's righteousness, made partaker of the Spirit of adoption, prepared by peace of conscience and gospel grace to walk in the ways of holiness, and feasted with Divine consolations; while the whole family of God rejoices at his being restored as a child to his Father's house, and recovered from the death of sin to the life of righteousness. His heavenly Father puts him in full possession of all the blessings of his salvation, seals him with the Spirit of adoption, comforts h...
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