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of_o his_o departure_n from_o his_o father_n pag._n 35_o cap._n 7._o what_o the_o prodigal_a son_n do_v when_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o portion_n from_o his_o father_n pag._n 42_o cap._n 8._o of_o the_o waist_n which_o the_o prodigal_a son_n make_v of_o his_o portion_n under_o which_o how_o transitory_a worldly_a riches_n be_v evident_o be_v declare_v pag._n 59_o cap._n 9_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o prodigal_a son_n lavish_v out_o his_o portion_n under_o which_o the_o damnable_a effect_n of_o whâ—rdom_n and_o riotous_a live_n be_v display_v pag._n 5â—_n cap._n 10._o the_o danger_n that_o come_v by_o evil_a company_n express_v by_o the_o danger_n that_o the_o prodigal_a son_n fall_v into_o pag._n 63_o cap._n 11._o of_o the_o dearth_n and_o want_n which_o the_o prodigal_a son_n endure_v when_o he_o go_v from_o his_o father_n into_o a_o far_a country_n wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v what_o hurt_v we_o do_v ourselves_o by_o depart_v from_o god_n to_o embrace_v this_o present_a world_n pag._n 70_o ca._n 12._o of_o the_o miserable_a slavery_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n wherein_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n be_v manifest_v pag._n 78_o cap._n 13._o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o devil_n wherein_o be_v show_v how_o easy_a god_n service_n be_v and_o how_o hard_o the_o other_o be_v under_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o service_n who_o can_v not_o obtain_v the_o off_o all_o and_o reversion_n of_o the_o sâ—ines_n husk_n pag._n 86_o ca._n 14._o a_o exhortation_n to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o to_o live_v a_o godly_a life_n the_o only_a use_n and_o purport_n of_o the_o premise_n pag._n 98_o the_o second_o book_n cap._n 1._o of_o our_o necessary_a return_n from_o sin_n &_o conversion_n unto_o god_n typical_o shadow_v and_o set_v forth_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o example_n of_o this_o man_n return_n pag._n 112_o ca_n 2._o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o resolution_n of_o the_o amendment_n of_o his_o life_n and_o of_o return_v to_o his_o father_n the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o our_o true_a repentance_n pag._n 119_o ca._n 3._o that_o we_o must_v with_o the_o prodigal_a son_n join_v faith_n to_o our_o repentance_n the_o better_a to_o incite_v and_o prick_v we_o forward_o to_o return_v unto_o our_o father_n pag._n 129_o cap._n 4._o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o affliction_n a_o especial_a mean_n which_o god_n use_v to_o work_v our_o repentance_n and_o to_o cause_v our_o return_n to_o our_o father_n house_n with_o the_o prodigal_a son_n pag._n 135_o cap._n 5._o of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n a_o most_o necessary_a effect_n of_o our_o true_a repentance_n pag._n 150_o cap._n 6._o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o form_n of_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n pag._n 159_o cap._n 7._o of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n his_o extreme_a humility_n consider_v in_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o formal_a confession_n use_v of_o the_o commendation_n and_o virtue_n of_o humilâ—te_n pag._n 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