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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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That this is the only Way for the saving of this Nation from impendent Judgments, and wasting Desolations, that this way will be effectual unto that End, when all others shall fail, is asserted and proved in this Discourse, from the Authority of our Lord Jesus Christ himself, to confront the Wisdom of Politicians, who are otherwise minded, with a plain Word of Truth and Power.
It was hoped also by them, that some Intimation of their Duty, might be hereby given unto those, who having the Ministerial Oversight of the Generality of the People to Divert their Minds unto the Pet-Petty ⟨image 5⟩Differences and Contests, whilst the Fire of Gods Displeasure for Sin, is ready to devour their Habitations. And the Truth is, if they persist in their Negligence, if they give not a public Evidence at this Season, of their Zeal for Repentance and Reformation of Life, among all sorts of Persons, going before them in their Example and Endeavours, unto the Promotion of them, I understand not how they will give an Account of their Trust and Duty to God or Men.
It was hoped also by them, that some Intimation of their Duty, might be hereby given unto those, who having the Ministerial Oversight of the Generality of the People to Divert their Mindes unto the Pet-Petty ⟨image 5⟩Differences and Contests, whil'st the Fire of Gods Displeasure for Sin, is ready to devour their Habitations. And the Truth is, if they persist in their Negligence, if they give not a publick Evidence at this Season, of their Zeal for Repentance and Reformation of Life, among all sorts of Persons, going before them in their Example and Endeavours, unto the Promotion of them, I understand not how they will give an Account of their Trust and Duty to God or Men.