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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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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.
This, I say, is the ordinary process of Divine Providence; and it may be no Nation, Heathen or Christian ever utterly perished without Divine Warnings of their approaching desolation: some indeed seem to be taken away with a sudden surprisal, as God threateneth, Psal. 58. 9, 10, 11.
This, I say, is the ordinary process of Divine Providence; and it may be no Nation, Heathen or Christian ever utterly perished without Divine Warnings of their approaching desolation: some indeed seem to be taken away with a sudden surprisal, as God threatneth, Psal. 58. 9, 10, 11.
But this is from their own security, and not for want of Warnings; so the Old World before the Flood, had warnings sufficient of their Destruction, by the Preaching of Noah, and the building of the Ark, by which he condemned the World, Heb. 11. 7. or left them unexcusable to divine Vengeance. Yet they took ⟨p. 10⟩