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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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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.
The least Endeavour to attire a Discourse of this Nature, with the Ornaments of Speech or Language, is even ridiculous; it is more fit to bear the Furrows of Sighs and and Tears, than to be smoothed and flourished with the Oily Colours of Elegance and Rhetoric.
The least Endeavour to attire a Discourse of this Nature, with the Ornaments of Speech or Language, is even ridiculous; it is more fit to bear the Furrows of Sighs and and Tears, than to be smoothed and flourished with the Oyly Colours of Elegance and Rhetorick.
And as for the obvious Plainness of the Matter contained in it, it is suited, as I Judge, unto them whose Good is principally designed therein. Plain men have sinned as well as others, though it may be, not unto so high a degree, nor in such an Outrage of Excess. However, on many Considerations they are likely first to suffer, unless impendent Judgments