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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.
It is said of our blessed Saviour, that when he was in his depths, about our sins, that he offered up prayers and supplications with strong cries and tears, Heb. 5. 7. Strong cries and tears, express the utmost intension of Spirit. And David expresseth it by roaring, as we have seen before; as also by sighing, groaning and panting. A soul in such a condition lies down before the Lord, with sighs, groans, mourning, cries, tears and roaring, according to the various working of his heart, and its being affected with the things that it hath to do; and this produceth,
It is said of our blessed Saviour, that when he was in his depths, about our sins, that he offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryes and tears, Heb. 5. 7. Strong cryes and tears, express the utmost intension of Spirit. And David expresseth it by roaring, as we have seen before; as also by sighing, groaning and panting. A soul in such a condition lyes down before the Lord, with sighs, groans, mourning, cryes, tears and roaring, according to the various working of his heart, and its being affected with the things that it hath to do; and this produceth,
First, Importunity. The power of the importunity of Faith our Saviour hath marvellously set out, Luke 11. 8, 9, 10. as also, Chap. 18. 1. Importunate prayer is certainly prevailing. And importunity is as it were made up of these two things: frequency of interposition, and variety of arguings. You shall have a man that is importunate come unto you, seven times a day about the same business, and after all, if any new thought come into his mind, though he had resolved to the contrary, he will come again. And there is nothing that can be imagined to relate unto the business he hath in hand, but he will make use of it, and turn it to the furtherance of his plea. So is it in this case. Men will use both frequency of interposition, and variety of arguings,