| George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...to behold the affecting scene, — " Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet ; and bring hither...us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found." Ver. 22 — 24. The prodigal was half naked ; he is now... | |
| Samuel Carr - 1801 - 366 pages
...off, his father saw him, and " had compassion on him, and fell, on his '" neck, and kissed him. And he said to his *' servants, Bring forth the best robe,...and bring hither the fatted " calf and kill it, and let us cat and be merry." What an affecting picture is this of the tenderness of the good old man !... | |
| Thomas Thirlwall - 1803 - 324 pages
...Father, I have sinned against hea** ven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy " to be called thy son. But the father said to " his servants, Bring forth...And they " began to be merry. Now his elder son was " in the field: and as he came and drew nigh " to the house, he heard musick and dancing. " And he... | |
| John Watkins - 1809 - 454 pages
...Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the...And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he said unto... | |
| Paul Wright - 1810 - 500 pages
...father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, bring forth the...and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it -, and let us eat, and be merry : ,|pr this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...sinned against heaven, and in thy -sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.' But the lather said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and...And they began to be merry. Now his elder son, was in the field, and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 434 pages
...feed upon the satisfacr tion Christ made for sin, and upon the fruits of his own implanted grace. " But the Father said to his servants, Bring forth the...and bring hither the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry," Luke xv. 22, 23. And the Saviour says, " I am come into my garden, my sister,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...him, ' Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no worthy to be called thy son.' But the father said to his servants, ' Bring forth...And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let pi eat and be merry : for this my sou was dead, aud is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.'... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1812 - 586 pages
...father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son : but the father said to his servants, bring forth the...ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring here the fatted calf and kill it ; and let us eat and be merry, for this my son was dead, and is alive... | |
| Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1813 - 280 pages
...— words are too cold ; and a conciliated heart replies by tokens of esteem. _ . " And he said unto his servants, Bring forth the " best robe, and put...his feet, and bring hither " the fatted calf, and let us eat and drink, and be " merry." * " •» • When the affections so kindly break loose, joy... | |
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