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The portraitur of the prodigal sonne liuelie set forth in a three-fold discourse.1. Of his progresse. 2 Of his regresse. 3. Of his ioyfull welcome home. Published by Samuell Gardiner Batchler [sic] of Diuinitie.
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Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4.
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1599
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that_o parable_n and_o borrow_a speech_n from_o vulgar_a and_o know_v matter_n derue_v as_o midwife_n to_o further_a our_o travail_n in_o heaâ—enlie_a knowledge_n and_o do_v help_v exceed_o and_o derue_v our_o capacity_n and_o as_o this_o argument_n be_v move_v in_o itself_o in_o â—espect_n of_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n thereof_o gospel_n this_o parable_n be_v the_o abridgement_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o do_v it_o many_o way_n instruct_v and_o comfort_v we_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o matter_n thereof_o for_o i_o may_v well_o term_v it_o the_o epitome_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o abstract_n and_o compendium_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n for_o these_o two_o point_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o our_o doctrine_n and_o our_o preach_n the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n the_o forgiveness_n oâ—_n sin_n sin_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o gospel_n repentance_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n unto_o repentance_n proper_o do_v belong_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o sin_n and_o our_o entire_a conversion_n from_o our_o sin_n to_o god_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n natural_o comprise_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n our_o justification_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o appertain_v to_o our_o redemption_n now_o these_o and_o each_o of_o these_o livelie_a be_v depaint_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o table_n in_o his_o fresh_a colour_n in_o the_o image_n and_o counterfeit_a oâ—_n the_o prodigal_a son_n the_o matter_n and_o argument_n oâ—_n this_o famous_a history_n the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o parent_n in_o their_o child_n under_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o father_n and_o therewithal_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o militant_a church_n the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n by_o due_a order_n be_v first_o entreat_v of_o his_o pitiful_a estate_n in_o his_o child_n be_v remember_v for_o be_v the_o kind_a and_o best_a father_n that_o may_v be_v as_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o god_n the_o father_n he_o be_v a_o 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