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Ouranonn Ourania, the shaking and translating of heaven and earth a sermon preached to…Ouranōn Ourania, the shaking and translating of heaven and earth a sermon preached to…
Ouranonn Ourania, the shaking and translating of heaven and earth a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled on April 19, a day set apart for extraordinary humiliation / by John Owen.Ouranōn Ourania, the shaking and translating of heaven and earth a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled on April 19, a day set apart for extraordinary humiliation / by John Owen.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1649
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.
4. Sinful negligence.
4. Sinfull negligence.
1. Sinful cares. Anxious and dubious thoughts about such things, as perhaps the Lord intends utterly to destroy, or at least render useless. Had it not been the greatest folly in the world,1 for Noah and his sons, when the flood was approaching to sweep away the creatures from the face of the Earth, to have been solicitous about flocks and herds, that were speedily to be destroyed. Many mens thoughts, at this day, do even devour them, about such things, as if they knew the season, would be contemptible unto them. Wouldest thou labour for honour, if thou knewest that God ⟨p. 32⟩at this time, 2were labouring to lay all the Honour of the Earth in the dust? Couldest thou set thy heart upon the increase of Riches, wert thou acquainted, that God intends instantly to make silver as stones, 3and cedars as sycamores, though not for plenty, yet for value. Would men be so exceedingly solicitous about this or that form of religion, this or that Power to suppress such, or such a persuasion, if they knew that the Lord would suddenly▪ 4fill the Earth with his knowledge as the waters cover the Sea? Should our spirits sink for fear of this or that persecutor or oppressor, were it discovered unto us that in a short time nothing shall hurt or destroy in the whole mountain of the Lord? 5Should we tremble at the force and power of this or that growing Monarchy, giving it's power to the Beast, had God revealed unto us, that he is going to shake it until it be translated? Certain it is, that the root of all the sinful cares which sometimes are ready to devour the hearts of God's people, is this unacquaintedness with the work and mind of the Lord.