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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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But the same Voice and Cry is now continued by another sort of Men; namely, those who have suffered in the Cause of Christ, since his Coming, according to the Promise, Rev. 6. 9. 10. And this Cry shall be continued until the appointed Time doth come for the utter Destruction of the Antichristian apostatized Church-State.
4. When a Sinful Church or people have passed the utmost Bounds of Divine Patience ⟨p. 7⟩and Forbearance, they shall fall into such abominable crying Sins and Provocations, as shall render the utmost Vengeance beneath their Deserts. So Josephus affirms of this Generation, after they had rejected and slain the Lord Christ, that they fell into such an Hell of provoking Abominations, that if the Romans had not come and destroyed them, God would have sent Fire and Brimstone upon them from Heaven, as he did on Sodom.
4. When a Sinfull Church or people have passed the utmost Bounds of Divine Patience ⟨p. 7⟩and Forbearance, they shall fall into such abominable crying Sins and Provocations, as shall render the utmost Vengeance beneath their Deserts. So Josephus affirms of this Generation, after they had rejected and slain the Lord Christ, that they fell into such an Hell of provoking Abominations, that if the Romans had not come and destroyed them, God would have sent Fire and Brimstone upon them from Heaven, as he did on Sodom.
And we may by the way, observe from hence.