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worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n vers._n 20._o so_o he_o arise_v and_o come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a way_n off_o his_o father_n see_v he_o and_o have_v compassion_n and_o run_v and_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o vers._n 21._o and_o the_o son_n say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o he_o call_v thy_o son_n vers._n 22._o then_o the_o father_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n bring_v forth_o the_o best_a robe_n and_o put_v it_o on_o he_o and_o put_v a_o ring_n on_o his_o hand_n and_o shoe_n on_o his_o foot_n ver._n 23._o and_o bring_v the_o fat_a calf_n and_o kill_v he_o and_o let_v
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not_o so_o great_a as_o his_o mercy_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o pardon_v thus_o then_o in_o this_o prodigal_a child_n have_v we_o not_o only_a mercy_n show_v to_o himself_o but_o exemplar_n mercy_n propose_v to_o all_o such_o as_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n return_v unto_o he_o his_o father_n see_v he_o albeit_o this_o beâ—_n put_v here_o in_o the_o last_o room_n yet_o be_v it_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o first_o time_n of_o his_o conversion_n the_o lord_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o look_v to_o peter_n after_o he_o have_v deny_v he_o he_o make_v he_o to_o go_v out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o for_o his_o sin_n grace_n be_v send_v with_o the_o look_n this_o be_v the_o look_n of_o god_n face_n that_o david_n pray_v for_o look_v upon_o
in_o flesh_n parent_n shall_v take_v heed_n that_o in_o their_o own_o default_n child_n be_v not_o cross_n unto_o they_o 1._o sam._n 3.13_o 1._o king_n 1.6_o a_o threefold_a duty_n parent_n owe_v to_o their_o child_n 1_o first_o to_o give_v they_o good_a example_n ephes._n 6.4_o pro._n 22.15_o 2._o second_o to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o their_o education_n nazian_n orat_fw-la 48._o in_o julian._n sy_n three_o to_o be_v instant_a in_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o child_n in_o grieve_v their_o parent_n prepare_v grief_n for_o themselves_o child_n can_v requite_v the_o good_a they_o have_v of_o their_o parent_n cyrill_n â—at_a 7._o gen_n 47._o nazian_n ad_fw-la vitalianum_fw-la filios_fw-la suos_fw-la aversantem_fw-la for_o parent_n be_v as_o little_a god_n unto_o their_o child_n the_o unrighteous_a deal_n of_o child_n with_o their_o parent_n in_o this_o age_n the_o fearful_a punishment_n of_o undutiful_a child_n to_o their_o parent_n exâ—_n 21.17_o eu._n 21.15_o leu._n 19.3_o deut._n 21.18_o de._n 27.16_o pro._n 30._o 17._o nazian_n senten_a nature_n decree_n condemn_v such_o impiety_n basil._n hex_z hom_n 8._o hom_o 9_o why_o this_o son_n be_v call_v the_o young_a son_n satan_n have_v tentation_n meet_v for_o every_o age_n of_o man_n jer._n 2.24_o nazien_fw-fr orat_fw-la 46_o in_o ecclesiast_n amb._n li._n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la leu._n 2.14_o youth_n shall_v be_v consecrat_fw-mi unto_o god_n a_o great_a blessing_n when_o young_a one_o be_v god_n nazarite_n amos_n 2._o lam._n 3.27_o sam._n 4.7_o 2._o cor._n 7.1_o but_o many_o of_o they_o may_v be_v just_o term_v satan_n nazarite_n sometime_o also_o age_a man_n in_o year_n be_v find_v young_a in_o manner_n gregor_n mor._n li_n 19_o philo._n bern._n in_o can._n ser_n 44._o athan._n in_o ep_n ad_fw-la tim._n ignat._n ad_fw-la magnesianos_fw-la these_o be_v worse_o than_o this_o young_a forâ—ome_a child_n job_n 20.11_o the_o pararable_a consider_v according_a to_o the_o sense_n le_fw-fr we_o we_o see_v our_o manifold_a fault_n whereunto_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v subject_a ephes._n 2._o i_o ignorance_n of_o god_n make_v a_o man_n to_o dissteeme_v of_o god_n jonas_n 2.8_o deut._n 32._o 28.29_o luk._n 19_o 42._o no_o otherwise_o they_o beast_n disesteem_v of_o most_o precious_a thing_n because_o they_o know_v they_o not_o ps._n 73.27_o gen._n 3.7_o jer._n 2.9_o such_o as_o know_v the_o lord_n can_v not_o be_v conteâ—t_a to_o live_v without_o the_o lord_n 2_o k._n 2.6_o this_o be_v evident_a in_o elect_a angel_n gregor_n mâ—ral_a in_o man_n also_o call_v and_o sanctify_v by_o grace_n psal._n 73._o 28.25_o phil._n 3.8_o math._n 13._o 44._o 2_o upon_o ignorance_n follow_v rebellion_n whereby_o man_n soak_v of_o god_n yoke_n and_o usurp_v his_o glory_n this_o be_v that_o perverse_a imitation_n of_o god_n which_o satan_n teach_v our_o first_o parent_n aâ—gus_n d_o uâ—rb_n d._n m_o man_n usurp_v more_o than_o god_n give_v he_o lose_v that_o which_o he_o have_v but_o attain_v not_o to_o more_o bern._n the_o subject_n unsure_a voluntaris_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr corrept_v &_o gra_fw-mi 14._o esâ—_n 45.9_o 3_o with_o these_o two_o be_v conjoin_v hypocrisy_n man_n in_o word_n call_v god_n his_o father_n when_o no_o such_o thought_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n pisid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d satan_n a_o notable_a distembler_n ber._n in_o câ—t_n sâ—rm_n 82._o by_o hypocrisy_n man_n cover_v the_o â—uâ—â—_n which_o he_o have_v and_o simulate_v the_o good_a which_o he_o have_v not_o bet._n in_o câ—â—t_n ser._n 66._o gen._n 27._o but_o by_o no_o shadow_n of_o dissimulation_n can_v the_o lord_n be_v deceive_v hipocrit_n convince_v by_o their_o own_o word_n malac._n 1_o 1._o pet._n 1.17_o a_o meet_a question_n for_o hypocrite_n the_o just_a and_o proportional_a punishment_n of_o hypocrite_n esa._n 62.3_o 1._o sam._n 13.14_o ps._n 69.28_o revel_v 3._o jer._n 7.9_o man_n be_v so_o presumptuous_a by_o nature_n as_o to_o make_v god_n a_o debtor_n unto_o he_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n be_v learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o nature_n psa._n 11.6_o no_o proportion_n between_o our_o work_n and_o the_o lord_n reward_n macar_n hom_n 15._o the_o vanity_n of_o such_o as_o trust_v in_o their_o merit_n be_v discover_v ber._n in_o annunt_fw-la mar._n serm._n 1_o 2._o cor._n 3.5_o 5_o man_n natural_o esteem_v more_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o creature_n than_o favour_n of_o the_o creator_n gen._n 3â—_n ge._n 25.32_o the_o folly_n of_o man_n in_o so_o do_v declare_v by_o a_o example_n aug._n epist_n 162._o pitiful_a blindness_n so_o to_o love_v the_o world_n that_o for_o it_o a_o man_n shall_v lose_v himself_o chrisâ—an_n mat._n hon_n 9_o it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o with_o the_o godly_a phi._n 3.13_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n so_o they_o increase_v in_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o godly_a compare_v to_o jacob_n tabernacle_n ambr_n de_fw-fr sugasaeculi_fw-la cap._n 5._o ibid._n exhortation_n to_o a_o contempt_n of_o this_o word_n ps._n 55.6_o eccl._n 1.14_o can._n 2.10_o why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v for_o a_o time_n his_o child_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o will_n aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 22_o c._n 1._o ephes._n 2.3_o to_o wit_n that_o after_o their_o conversation_n they_o may_v know_v how_o much_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o his_o grace_n 1._o tim._n 1._o 13.14_o for_o in_o respect_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n beweene_n the_o elect_a &c_n &c_n reproâ—_n bate_v till_o grace_v make_v it_o rom._n 1.26_o eph._n 4.19_o job_n 15.16_o aug._n mar._n epist_n 5._o ber_n in_o cant._n seâ—m_n 42._o man_n leave_v to_o himself_o can_v stand_v long_o proof_n of_o this_o in_o adam_n his_o fall_n shall_v make_v we_o humble_a psal._n 119._o man_n common_o be_v most_o undutiful_a to_o god_n when_o that_o be_v most_o beneficial_a to_o he_o hâ—s_n 4.7_o gen._n 9.27_o pro._n 1.32_o psa._n 69.22_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o tâ—e_v far_o country_n in_o this_o parable_n psa._n 46.12_o ps._n 139.7_o every_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o like_a near_o to_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.16_o this_o far_a country_n be_v not_o to_o be_v estimat_fw-la by_o distance_n of_o place_n ber._n parab_n de_fw-fr prod_n jer._n 2.5_o but_o by_o distance_n of_o affection_n from_o the_o lord_n no_o place_n make_v a_o man_n near_o the_o lord_n then_o another_o aug._n ad_fw-la frat_fw-la she_o ser._n 27._o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n for_o sanctification_n be_v but_o a_o superstitious_a conceit_n greg._n nissen_n not_o warrant_v by_o the_o journey_n of_o gregory_n nissâ—n_n to_o jerusalem_n they_o be_v near_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o &_o be_v the_o contrary_n how_o a_o man_n may_v discern_v whether_o he_o be_v near_o or_o far_o from_o the_o lord_n by_o two_o token_n 1_o such_o as_o be_v near_o he_o esteem_v he_o a_o great_a god_n psal._n 16._o 2_o they_o feel_v his_o effectual_a virtue_n in_o themselves_o not_o by_o their_o foot_n but_o by_o affection_n go_v man_n from_o the_o lord_n ber._n parab_n de_fw-fr prod_n nazian_n orat._n 7_o multiplication_n of_o sin_n be_v like_o multiplication_n of_o step_n which_o at_o length_n make_v a_o long_a journey_n the_o fruit_n of_o a_o man_n departure_n from_o god_n the_o service_n of_o sin_n be_v very_o coastly_a and_o expensive_a that_o which_o man_n gather_v wicked_o shall_v be_v scatter_v vain_o job_n 20.15_o though_o there_o be_v none_o but_o themselves_o to_o do_v it_o abac._n 2._o worldling_n delight_v in_o abundance_n of_o wealth_n as_o if_o their_o life_n be_v in_o it_o how_o foolish_a they_o be_v in_o make_v their_o legacy_n after_o the_o description_n of_o his_o sin_n follow_v a_o description_n of_o mercy_n 3._o sort_n of_o good_n bestow_v by_o god_n upon_o man_n spiritual_a good_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n can_v not_o be_v spend_v pleasure_n of_o sin_n end_n in_o most_o fearful_a pain_n reu._n 18.14_o joel._n 2.12_o the_o present_a pain_n of_o the_o godly_a end_n in_o pleasure_n psalm_n heb._n 13.13_o 1._o pet._n 1._o comfort_n of_o the_o creature_n now_o blind_v the_o wicked_a that_o can_v they_o see_v their_o misery_n math._n 22._o but_o their_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v when_o the_o object_n of_o their_o pleasure_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o this_o they_o may_v learn_v if_o they_o can_v mark_v it_o by_o present_a experience_n pro._n 14.13_o dan._n 5.6_o they_o who_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o lord_n shall_v serve_v a_o worse_a master_n psal._n 137._o ambros._n citizen_n of_o the_o country_n far_o from_o god_n be_v satan_n and_o the_o reprobate_n 2._o fearful_a sin_n of_o apostate_n angel_n two_o city_n jerusalem_n and_o babel_n compare_v together_o citizen_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v sometime_o also_o in_o babel_n but_o trariâ—_n not_o in_o it_o babel_n citizen_n be_v sometime_o also_o in_o jerusalem_n but_o tarry_v not_o in_o it_o 2._o tim._n 3.5_o
heb._n 6.5_o 2._o pet._n 2.22_o how_o satan_n abash_v his_o captive_n to_o most_o vile_a servitude_n a_o image_n thereof_o thereoâ—_n in_o israel_n bondage_n under_o pharaoh_n satan_n his_o best_a delicate_n be_v shadow_n without_o substance_n what_o a_o juggler_n and_o deceiver_n satan_n be_v pisid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o miserable_o satan_n entertain_v his_o guest_n psal._n 4._o hos._n 12._o some_o he_o feed_v like_o the_o chameleon_n some_o like_o the_o osstrich_n and_o some_o as_o the_o viper_n etc._n etc._n job_n 20.15_o 2._o ki._n 4.20_o cyp._n 8.2_o epist_n 2._o the_o sweetness_n of_o sin_n be_v sensible_a but_o the_o poison_n secret_a iâ—b_n 20.12_o the_o more_o a_o man_n seru_fw-fr â—s_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n the_o less_o be_v he_o satiate_v with_o they_o the_o repentance_n of_o the_o prodigal_n a_o man_n in_o his_o sin_n be_v as_o a_o mad_a man_n or_o one_o out_o of_o his_o wit_n â—sa_fw-la 46.8_o gregor_n mâ—râ—l_n l._n 2_o when_o he_o repute_v he_o come_v to_o himself_o again_o lu._n 23_o 34._o act._n 7.60_o the_o two_o eye_n of_o a_o penitent_a sinner_n the_o one_o see_v misery_n the_o other_o mercy_n esperance_fw-fr of_o mercy_n be_v nourish_v by_o example_n of_o mercy_n show_v unto_o other_o eph._n 3._o math._n 6._o see_v the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o his_o servant_n in_o general_a much_o more_o will_v he_o be_v good_a to_o his_o child_n câ—m_fw-la 1.2_o in_o all_o the_o gospel_n â—e_v read_v not_o of_o one_o that_o go_v comfortless_a from_o christ._n joâ—_a 5.1_o cross_n chase_v man_n to_o the_o lord_n esâ—_n 28.19_o deuâ—_n 30.1_o happy_a thing_n where_o cross_n become_v correction_n gen._n 41._o exod._n 1._o psal._n 119._o jer._n lam._n 3.27_o hos_fw-la 2.6.7_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n prosper_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v great_a infelicity_n aug._n nazian_n orat_fw-la 27._o dâ—_n pauper_fw-la as_o sin_n be_v a_o fall_v so_o repentance_n be_v a_o rise_n repentance_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d death_n 〈◊〉_d resurrection_n and_o first_o ascension_n phil._n 3.20_o col._n 3._o eph._n 5.14_o repentance_n be_v a_o work_n of_o divine_a power_n ber._n annunt_fw-la mariae_fw-la serm_n 1._o it_o innocent_a adam_n stand_v not_o how_o shall_v sinful_a adam_n rise_v of_o himself_o zach._n 5.6_o job._n 5.8_o the_o work_n of_o repentance_n no_o less_o miraculous_a than_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o dead_a ambr._n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la li._n 2._o cap_n 7._o penitent_n man_n keep_v a_o course_n plain_a contrary_n to_o that_o which_o they_o keep_v while_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o sin_n luk._n 19.8_o 2._o cor._n 7.11_o no_o rest_n for_o a_o sinner_n till_o he_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n 1._o cor._n 3._o 22._o math._n 11._o jivery_n creature_n in_o their_o kind_n send_v we_o to_o the_o creator_n psal._n 4._o rom._n 8._o rom._n 8.21_o all_o that_o ever_o have_v seek_v pleasure_n in_o the_o creture_n witness_v to_o we_o that_o it_o a_o vame_n thing_n to_o do_v so_o eccles._n 1_o job._n eccles._n 64._o both_o virtue_n and_o vice_n go_v together_o in_o band_n as_o virtue_n joinâ—_n one_o wâ—th_v another_o among_o theâ—dues_v so_o vice_n they_o who_o seek_v from_o the_o lord_n shall_v offer_v unto_o he_o eccl._n 4_o 17._o two_o sacrifice_n which_o this_o penitent_a prodigal_n offi_v to_o the_o lord_n psal._n 51._o the_o carelessness_n of_o professor_n in_o this_o age_n when_o they_o appear_v before_o god_n repron_v gen._n 19_o eccl._n 4.17_o such_o as_o will_v not_o confess_v their_o sin_n be_v satan_n secretary_n pro._n 29.13_o jer._n 2.35_o cousession_n of_o sin_n without_o amendment_n be_v profession_n how_o the_o godly_a amplify_v their_o sin_n psal_n 51._o every_o sin_n be_v against_o god_n but_o not_o do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o committer_n the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n commit_v now_o under_o this_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o worth_n of_o god_n benefit_n be_v not_o know_v till_o we_o want_v they_o math._n 25._o miserable_a be_v man_n for_o that_o he_o lose_v his_o first_o grace_n more_o miserable_a if_o now_o he_o despise_v grace_n offer_v again_o joh._n 15.15_o 1._o joh._n 3._o heb._n 10.27_o eph._n 4.1_o col._n 1.13_o the_o godly_a as_o they_o be_v bless_v with_o grace_n to_o begin_v so_o also_o to_o persevere_v a_o iâ—isull_n meet_v between_o a_o merciful_a god_n and_o a_o miserable_a sinner_n psal._n 32_o how_o far_o the_o love_a affection_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o exceed_v we_o towards_o he_o ber._n in_o cant._n serm._n 8._o no_o less_o than_o theflowing_a of_o the_o â—_o ceede_v cean_n ex-the_a run_v of_o a_o river_n ibid._n the_o very_a beginning_n of_o our_o conversion_n be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n esa_fw-la 42_o 3_o mâ—_n 12.20_o dan._n 9_o esa._n 65.1_o rom._n 5.9.10_o bâ—sil_n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la jer._n 7.8_o the_o lord_n persuade_v we_o of_o mercy_n 1_o by_o his_o word_n esa._n 1.28_o 2_o by_o his_o work_n ezech._n 33.11_o basil._n ibid_fw-la 3_o by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o mercy_n show_v to_o other_o math._n 8._o luk._n 7._o bern._n in_o festo_fw-la pet._n &_o paul_n psa._n 25.15_o bern._n parabol_n de_fw-fr filio_fw-la regis_fw-la