...returning prodigal ; that both your earthly and heavenly father may rejoice, and say, This our son iwas dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found. (Luke xv. 32.) I pray you, read the whol» chapter. Sir, I remain an earnest desirer of your conversion and salvation,...

...prodigal son over again when they embrace each other, and the father says: "Rejoice with me, for this my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found." I have forgotten the name of the father, I have forgotten the name of his son; but I have not forgotten...

...he now indeed deeply feels was due to his child. One grand soluce, however, still remains : " Thu my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." " Vale, vale, at non in etemvm." The Rev. Joshu* Mann, on the 31>t of He observed, " What preOMU pnmun...

...a returning1 prodigal ; that both your earthly and heavenly Father may rejoice, and say, " This our son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost and is found." (Luke xv. 32.) I pray you read the whole chapter. Sir, I remain an earnest desircr of your conversion and salvation,...

...is yet a great way off, will run and fall upon his neck and kiss him ; saying as he goes, " This my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." Such, my young friends, is the nature of that love which your parents have for you ; and, 5. Which...

...singing." He will at once bless you, and will say, with regard to every sincere penitent, " This, my son, was dead, and is alive again; — was lost, and is found. Dwelling on the tears of the Lord Jesus, in an hour of bereavement, the following lines were penned...

...on his feet ; and bring hither the fatted calF, and kill it ; let us eat and be merry i f°r this my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." The design of Christ was to represent his heavenly Father in that parable : and to wounded spirits...

...his feet; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and be merry ; for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." " Bring hither the best robe." The spotless robe of innocence was once our covering, and our glory....

...choir with one consent strike sweetly in ; for thus goes the round at heaven's table, "For this my son was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found," Luke xv. 22, 21, 32. I need not farther explain the parable : God is the Father, Christ is the cheer, his righteousness...

...his feet ; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, " and let us eat and be merry. For this my son was " dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found. " And they began to be merry." Here let all sinners (and sinners we all are) behold the loving kindness...