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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Luke 15:29

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Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Lo, so many years do I serve thee - So he was one of the instances mentioned Luk 15:7. How admirably therefore does this parable confirm that assertion! Yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends - Perhaps God does not usually give much joy to those who never felt the sorrows of repentance. Luke 15:31
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