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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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There is mention in the Scripture of Judgments Threatened, which God hath as it were repented him of, and changed the Actings of his Providence, that they should not be inflicted. See Amos 7, 3, 6. And there are Judgments threatened, which have been diverted by the Repentance of Men; as it was in the Case of Nineveh. But in this case, neither will God repent, nor shall man repent; but those judgments shall be universal and unavoidable: And of this sort we have three Instances recorded in Scripture, two are past, and one is yet for to come.
There is mention in the Scripture of Judgments Threatned, which God hath as it were repented him of, and changed the Actings of his Providence, that they should not be inflicted. See Amos 7, 3, 6. And there are Judgments threatned, which have been diverted by the Repentance of Men; as it was in the Case of Nineveh. But in this case, neither will God repent, nor shall man repent; but those judgments shall be universal and unavoidable: And of this sort we have three Instances recorded in Scripture, two are past, and one is yet for to come.
1. The first is that of the Old World: It is said. that upon their Provocations, God repented him that he had made Man, on the Earth; that is, he would deal with him as if he had done so, which must be by an universal Destruction. He would not repent of the Evil he had determined; but positively declared, that the End of all Flesh was come before him. Nor did Man ⟨p. 50⟩repent; for as our Saviour testifies, they continued in their Security until the Day that Noah entered into the Ark, Matth. 24. Yet it may be observed, that after things were come to that pass, that there was no possibility of turning away the Judgment threatened, yet God exercised Forbearance towards them, and gave them the outward Means of Repentance and Reformation,