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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is a fond Imagination, that ⟨image 6⟩Churches may render their Communion useless and dangerous, only by Heresy, Tyranny, and False Worship; an Evil, Worldly, Corrupt Conversation in the Generality of their Members, contrary to the Doctrine of the Gospel, not opposed and contradicted, by a constant Endeavour for sincere Reformation, is no less ruinous unto the Being of Churches, than any of these other Evils.
It is a fond Imagination, that ⟨image 6⟩Churches may render their Communion useless and dangerous, only by Heresie, Tyranny, and False Worship; an Evil, Worldly, Corrupt Conversation in the Generality of their Members, contrary to the Doctrine of the Gospel, not opposed and contradicted, by a constant Endeavour for sincere Reformation, is no less ruinous unto the Being of Churches, than any of these other Evils.
On these and such like Considerations I was not willing that this plain discourse should be exposed to public view; hoping that it might stir up others of greater Abilities and Opportunities, more effectually to pursue the same Design, I do not think it needful to make any Apology ⟨image 7⟩for the Plainness both of the Matter and Stile in this small Treatise.
On these and such like Considerations I was not willing that this plain discourse should be exposed to publick view; hoping that it might stir up others of greater Abilities and Opportunities, more effectually to pursue the same Design, I do not think it needful to make any Apology ⟨image 7⟩for the Plainness both of the Matter and Stile in this small Treatise.