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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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2. The threatenings of them is an Ordinance of God, to call us unto the Use of such Means as whereby they may be prevented.
2. The threatnings of them is an Ordinance of God, to call us unto the Vse of such Means as whereby they may be prevented.
He foretells our Destruction, that we may not be destroyed; as it was in the Case of Nineveh. and this is the only Symptom whereby we find out and discern the Nature of threatened impendent Judgments. If the Consideration of them, be an Ordinance of God, stirring us up to the diligent Use of the Means whereby they may be prevented, the Design of God ⟨p. 62⟩is, to give in Deliverance in the Issue. If it doth not, they are inevitable. God holds the Balance yet in his hand, and we know not which way we incline. The best prognostication we can take, is from the frame of our own hearts,, under the Threatenings of them,
He foretells our Destruction, that we may not be destroyed; as it was in the Case of Nineveh. and this is the only Symptom whereby we find out and discern the Nature of threatned impendent Judgments. If the Consideration of them, be an Ordinance of God, stirring us up to the diligent Use of the Means whereby they may be prevented, the Design of God ⟨p. 62⟩is, to give in Deliverance in the Issue. If it doth not, they are inevitable. God holds the Ballance yet in his hand, and we know not which way we incline. The best prognostication we can take, is from the frame of our own hearts,, under the Threatnings of them,
Here lies the Trial of this poor Land and Nation at this Day; Judgment is deserved, Judgment is threatened, Judgment is approaching, the Clouds are the Dust of his feet, If all sorts of Men turn not to God by Repentance, if we are not humbled for our contempt of the Gospel, and outrage against it, if we leave not our provoking Sins, Evil will overtake us; and we shall not escape. And yet on the other hand, by a due Application unto him who holds the Balance in his hand, Mercy may Glory against Justice, and we may have Deliverance.