...ourfelves thy lacred image imprinted on us by creation ; we have finned againft heaven, and btfore .thee, and are no more worthy to be called thy children : O admit us into the place even of hired fervants. Lord, thou halt formed us in our mothers wombs, thy Providence hath hitherto watched otfer...

...ourfelves on his mercy; we can but go to our Father, and fay unto him, Father, we have finned againft heaven, and before thee, and are no more -worthy to be called thy fons. I. cannot difmifs this fubjecT: without a few reflections on the behaviour of the prodigal's...

...then we fall down at his feet, and in humble repentance fay unto him, Father^ we have Jlnned again/I heaven, and before thee, and are no more -worthy to be called SERM. . xx thy fens ^ he will yet receive the prodigal to his mercy, he will gracioufly coridefcend...

...our hearts, and knows all things q. But we..ourfelves know that we have finned, Father, a-' gain ft heaven, and before thee, and are no more worthy to be called thy children r. Z. We mutt take hold of the great encouragement God hath given us, to humble ourfelves before him...

...image imprinted in us by crea'ion ; we havesinned against heaven •<! before thee, and are nomore worthy to be called thy children. O admit us into the place even as hired servants. Lord, thou hast formed usin our mothers' wombs, thy providence hath hitherto watched...

...prcfence, with an humble acknowledgement of our fins. To this end, we confefs that we have finned againft heaven and before thee, and are no more worthy to be called thy children ; we have tranfgrefTcd thy holy laws and commandments, not only by our thoughts and words, but by our...

...acknowledging that by the breach of all thy holy laws and commandments, we are become wild olive-branches, strangers to thy covenant of grace ; we have defaced...thy providence hath hitherto watched over us, and precrved us unto this period of time : O stay not the course of thy mercies and loving-kindness towards'...

...bread enough, and to spare ; and if we continue at a distance from him, we perish with hunger. Father, we have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and are no more worthy to be called thy children, make us even as thy hired servants. 2 Thou art our Father in heaven, and therefore unto thee, O Lord,...

...acknowledging that, by the breach of all thy holy laws and commandments, we are become wild oli ve- branches, strangers to thy covenant of grace ; we...over us, and preserved us unto this period of time : () stay not the course of thy mercies and loving-kindness towards us: have mercy upen us, O Lord,...

...before me, saith the Lord God. (Jer. ii. 22.) Go to your Father, and say unto him, ' Father, tee have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and are no more worthy to be called thy children.'" (Luke xv. 18, 19.) Thus the law was their schoolmaster to bring them unto Christ. (Gal. iii. 24.) So...