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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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4. A sense of this Divine Truth, is a great and effectual Means of God's Rule in the Hearts of men in the World, setting Bounds to their Lusts, and restraining that superfluity of Wickedness and Villainy, which would otherwise take away the distinction as to Sin, between the Earth and Hell. If men can at any time free themselves from the Terror and restraining Power of this Consideration, that Vengeance is always approaching towards impenitent Sinners, there is nothing so vile, so profane, so flagitious, as that they ⟨p. 31⟩would not wholly give up themselves unto it Eccles. 8. 11. Because Judgment is not speedily executed against an evil Work, the Hearts of the Sons of Men is wholly set in them to do evil. And God knows, that if Impunity in this World should always accompany provoking Sinners, the Temptation would be too strong and powerful for the Faith of weak Believers, which he will therefore relieve by frequent instances of his Severity.
4. A sence of this Divine Truth, is a great and effectual Means of God's Rule in the Hearts of men in the World, setting Bounds to their Lusts, and restraining that superfluity of Wickedness and Villany, which would otherwise take away the distinction as to Sin, between the Earth and Hell. If men can at any time free themselves from the Terrour and restraining Power of this Consideration, that Vengeance is alwaies approaching towards impenitent Sinners, there is nothing so vile, so prophane, so flagitious, as that they ⟨p. 31⟩would not wholly give up themselves unto it Eccles. 8. 11. Because Judgment is not speedily executed against an evil Work, the Hearts of the Sons of Men is wholly set in them to do evil. And God knows, that if Impunity in this World should alwaies accompany provoking Sinners, the Temptation would be too strong and powerful for the Faith of weak Believers, which he will therefore relieve by frequent instances of his Severity.