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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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II. It was a Time wherein Judgments were near approaching; so our Saviour himself affirms it to have been, Luke 19. 42, 43, 44. Hadst thou known in this thy Day, They had now but a Day, and that now ⟨p. 9⟩almost ready to expire, though they saw it not,) nor would believe it. But the day of their desolation approached continually, and when the Apostle wrote his Epistle to the Hebrews, was making its entrance upon them Chap. 10. 25. ye see the day approaching, And we may hence learn That,
II. It was a Time wherein Judgments were near approaching; so our Saviour himself affirms it to have beeen, Luke 19. 42, 43, 44. Hadst thou known in this thy Day, They had now but a Day, and that now ⟨p. 9⟩almost ready to expire, though they saw it not,) nor would beleive it. But the day of their desolation approached continually, and when the Apostle wrote his Epistle to the Hebrews, was making its entrance upon them Chap. 10. 25. ye see the day approaching, And we may hence learn That,
1. In the approaching of desolating Judgment on a sinful provoking Church or Nation, God is pleased to give previous Intimations of his displeasure, as well in the works of Providence, as by the Rule of his Word; such were those here so interpreted by our Saviour in such a Season.
1. In the approaching of desolating Judgment on a sinfull provoking Church or Nation, God is pleased to give previous Intimations of his displeasure, as well in the works of Providence, as by the Rule of his Word; such were those here so interpreted by our Saviour in such a Season.