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An humble testimony unto the goodness and severity of God in his dealing with…
An humble testimony unto the goodness and severity of God in his dealing with sinful churches and nations, or, The only way to deliver a sinful nation from utter ruin by impendent judgments, in a discourse on the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, Luk. 13, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / by John Owen.An humble testimony unto the goodness and severity of God in his dealing with sinful churches and nations, or, The only way to deliver a sinful nation from utter ruine by impendent judgments, in a discourse on the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, Luk. 13, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / by John Owen.
London: printed for Nathanael Ponder, 1681
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
They added moreover, That whereas on various Accounts, there are continual Apprehensions of public Calamities, all mens Thoughts are exercised about the Ways of Deliverance from them. But whereas they fix themselves on various and ⟨image 4⟩opposite Ways and Means for this End, the Conflict of their Counsels and Designs increaseth our Danger, and is like to prove our Ruin. And the great Cause hereof, is a general Ignorance and Neglect of the only true Way and Means, whereby this Nation may be delivered from Destruction under the Displeasure of God. For if their Thoughts did agree and centre therein, as it would Insensibly work them off form their present mutual destructive Animosities; so also it is of such a Nature, as would lead them into a Coalescency in those Counsels, whose Fruit would be the Establishment of Truth with Righteousness and Peace. Now this Way is no other but sincere Repentance, ⟨image 4⟩and universal Reformation in all sorts of Persons throughout the Nation.
They added moreover, That whereas on various Accounts, there are continual Apprehensions of publick Calamities, all mens Thoughts are exercised about the Ways of Deliverance from them. But whereas they fix themselves on various and ⟨image 4⟩opposite Ways and Means for this End, the Conflict of their Counsels and Designs encreaseth our Danger, and is like to prove our Ruine. And the great Cause hereof, is a general Ignorance and Neglect of the only true Way and Means, whereby this Nation may be delivered from Destruction under the Displeasure of God. For if their Thoughts did agree and center therein, as it would Insensibly work them off form their present mutual destructive Animosities; so also it is of such a Nature, as would lead them into a Coalescency in those Counsels, whose Fruit would be the Establishment of Truth with Righteousness and Peace. Now this Way is no other but sincere Repentance, ⟨image 4⟩and universal Reformation in all sorts of Persons throughout the Nation.