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propound_v a_o certain_a man_n have_v two_o son_n in_o the_o narration_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v first_o the_o prodigal_a his_o egress_n which_o be_v lay_v down_o from_o the_o 12._o verse_n to_o the_o seaventeenth_o second_o his_o regress_n or_o return_v from_o the_o 17._o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n in_o the_o first_o we_o have_v his_o sin_n in_o the_o 12._o and_o 13._o verse_n and_o then_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o 14_o 15._o 16._o verse_n his_o sin_n and_o what_o it_o be_v first_o before_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o portion_n verse_n 12._o and_o second_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v iâ—_n verse_n 13._o before_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o and_o that_o be_v double_a first_o his_o greediness_n of_o it_o second_o his_o impudency_n in_o call_v for_o it_o both_o contain_v in_o those_o word_n give_v i_o the_o portion_n of_o good_n that_o belong_v unto_o i_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o his_o sin_n which_o be_v common_a upon_o the_o whole_a country_n with_o he_o verse_n 14._o and_o personal_a on_o himself_o wherein_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o his_o distress_n and_o that_o be_v lay_v down_o brief_o verse_n 14._o and_o more_o large_o verse_n 16._o and_o second_o his_o shift_n in_o this_o his_o distress_n he_o go_v and_o join_v himself_o to_o a_o citizen_n of_o that_o country_n ver_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o prodigal_a his_o regress_n there_o we_o have_v his_o repentance_n ver_fw-la 17-22_a and_o the_o success_n thereof_o from_o the_o 22._o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n in_o his_o repentance_n consider_v these_o three_o special_n first_o the_o motive_n or_o occasion_n thereof_o which_o be_v first_o in_o general_n a_o commune_n with_o himself_o and_o call_v his_o way_n to_o account_v or_o second_o a_o more_o special_a &_o particular_a consideration_n and_o that_o of_o his_o own_o misery_n i_o perish_v with_o hunger_n and_o of_o his_o father_n mercy_n how_o many_o hire_a servant_n of_o my_o father_n have_v bread_n enough_o verse_n 15._o second_o we_o 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