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A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm
A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm wherein the nature of the forgiveness of sin is declared, the truth and reality of it asserted, and the case of a soul distressed with the guilt of sin and relieved by a discovery of forgiveness with God is at large discoursed / by John Owen.
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1669
AN EXPOSITION UPON PSALM CXXX. › General Scope of the whole Psalm. › Verses 7, 8
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.
2. There is none of them, whatever their present condition he, but they may fall into the like depths with those of the Psalmist. There is nothing absolutely in the Covenant, nor in any Promise, to secure them from it. And what befalleth any one Believer, may befall them all. If any one Believer may fall totally away, all may do so, and not leave one in the world, and so an end be put to the Kingdom of Christ, which is no small evidence that they cannot so fall. But they may fall into depths of sin; that some of them have done so, we have testimonies and instances beyond exception. It is good then that all of them should be prepared for that duty which they may all stand in need of, and a right discharge of it. Besides the duty mentioned, is not absolutely restrained to the condition before described: But it is proper and accommodate unto other seasons also. Therefore are all the Israel of God exhorted unto it.
2. The duty it self, is hoping in Jehovah, with such an hope or trust, as hath an expectation of relief joined with it. And there are two things included in this duty, 1. The Renunciation of any hopes in expectation of deliverance either from sin or trouble, any other way; hope in Jehovah; this is frequently expressed, where the performance of this duty is mentioned; see Hos. 14. 3. Jer. 3. 22, 23. And we have declared the nature of it in the exposition of the 1, and 2. verses. 2. Expectation from him; and this also hath been insisted on in the Observations from the verses immediately preceding, wherein also the whole nature of this duty was explained, and directions were given for the due performance of it.
2. The duty it self, is hoping in Jehovah, with such an hope or trust, as hath an expectation of relief joyned with it. And there are two things included in this duty, 1. The Renuntiation of any hopes in expectation of deliverance either from sin or trouble, any other way; hope in Jehovah; this is frequently expressed, where the performance of this duty is mentioned; see