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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 1, 2 › Section
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.
Secondly, Depths of sin entanglements will put a gracious soul on intense and earnest application unto God; Lord hear, Lord attend. Dying men do not use to cry out slothfully for relief.
Secondly, Depths of sin intanglements will put a gracious soul on intense and earnest application unto God; Lord hear, Lord attend. Dying men do not use to cry out slothfully for relief.
What may be thought necessary in general for the direction of a soul in the state and condition described, shall briefly be spoken unto from these two Propositions.
1First, Trouble, danger, disquietment, arguing not only things evil, but a sense in the mind and soul of them, will of themselves put those in whom they are upon seeking relief. Every thing would naturally be at rest: A drowning man needs no Exhortation to endeavour his own deliverance and safety. And spiritual troubles will in like manner put men on attempts for relief. To seek for no remedy, is to be senslesly obdurate or wretchedly desperate, as Cain and Judas. We may suppose then that the principal business of every soul in depths, is to endeavour deliverance. They cannot rest in that condition, wherein they have no rest. In this endeavour what course a gracious soul steers, is laid down in the first Proposition, negatively and positively. He applies himself not to any thing but God, he applies himself unto God. An eminent instance we have of it in both parts; or both to the one side and the other, Hos. 14. 3. Ashur, say those poor distressed returning sinners, shall not save us, we will not ride upon Horses, neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ye are our Gods, for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. Their application unto God, is attended with a renunciation of every other way of relief.