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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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7. From what Causes at present such a Reformation may be expected, and by what means it may be begun and accomplished, so as to prevent our utter Ruin.
7. From what Causes at present such a Reformation may be expected, and by what means it may be begun and accomplished, so as to prevent our utter Ruine.
8. What is the Duty, what ought to be the frame of Mind in true Believers, what their Walk and Work in such a season; that in case all Means of Delivery do fail they may be found of Christ in Peace at his Coming; for it is but yet a little while, and he that shall come, will come, and will not tarry.
These things are necessary to be inquired into, that we may help to beat out the Paths of Truth and Peace, the only ways that lead unto our Deliverance. The Nation ⟨p. 34⟩is filled with Complaints and Fears, mutual Charges on one party and another, as unto the Causes of our present Troubles and approaching dangers; various designs and contrivances, with vain hopes and vehement desires of this or that way or means of help and deliverance; cruel Hatreds and Animosities on differences in Religion, designing no less than the extirpation of all that is Good therein, do abound in it, by all means rending it self in pieces, wearying it self in the largeness of its ways, and yet says not there is no hope. But for the most part, the true Causes of all our Troubles and Dangers, with the only Remedy of them, are utterly neglected. The World is filled, yea, the better sort of men in it, with other designs, other discourses; we here rarely of these things from the Pulpits (which are filled with Animosities about Petty Interests, and private difference in the Approaches of public ruin) nor in the Council of those who pretend to more Wisdom. Some shall think they shall do great things their Wisdom and Counsel; some by their Authority and Power, some by their Number, some by owning the best cause as they suppose, and with many such like notions are the Minds of men possessed.