...have seen his dear mother throwing her arms around him, and saying, in the joy of her heart, "This my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found!" Subsequently this young man went to the north, to prepare to preach "the glorious gospel of the blessed...

...father enters among his children. Laying his hand solemnly on the head of Laurens, he said, " This, my son, was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found." They understood his inference unspoken, and kneeling upon the green turf, joined the holy man, in fervent...

...most ' distressing circumstances; yet to both of them God was gracious, enabling them to say, "This my er, or a tradesman, &c.. should have an advantage lie bef and giving them cheering hope ill the end. On uo point has the writer of these memoirs , felt such...

...father enters among his children. Laying his hand solemnly on the head of Laurens, he said, " This, my son, was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found." They understood his inference unspoken, and kneeling upon the green turf, joined the holy man, in fervent...

...wait for his son ; he ran to meet him, fell upon his neck and kissed and welcomed him, " for this my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found." That Father is God. God looks for you : waits for you. The first movement that you make to God, God...

...child ; he falls on his neck and kisses him • he exclaims in a transport of touching joy, " This my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." Even so, does Christ teach, the Father goes out to meet the penitent souls ; even so does He welcome...

...reconciliation on my lips, and hear his own gracious accents thrilling through all my frame, " This my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." We exhort you to seek assurance before God ; to be satisfied with nothing but assurance. We press this...

...which the preacher had set forth the distinguishing features of the Gospel. His text was :' This my son was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.' He spoke of the whole of that chapter as illustrating the way in which our heavenly Father deals with...

...saw him, he was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him, saying, This my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found." The footsteps paused at the door — " It is Cleon !" gasped the dying man. Maia started — her senses...

...danger, from which they have been delivered. Let that joy be taken as the measure of their peril. This my son was dead, and is alive again ; was lost, and is found. How many of those who wander, arc lost eternally ! How many of those who once become dead in sin, arc...