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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. › Verse 3 › 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.
First, By resting or staying in it, I mean the souls desponding through discouraging thoughts that deliverance is not to be obtained. Being made deeply sensible of sin, it is so overwhelmed with thoughts of its own vileness and unworthiness, as to sink under the burden; Such a soul is afflicted and tossed with tempests and not comforted, Isa. 54. 11. until it is quite weary. As a Ship in a storm at Sea; when all means of contending are gone, men give up themselves to be driven and tossed by the Winds and Seas at their pleasure. This brought Israel to that state wherein he cried out, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgement is passed over from my God, Isa. 40. 27. and Zion; The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me, Chap. 49. 14. The soul begins secretly to think there is no hope; God regardeth it not; it shall one day perish, relief is far away, and trouble nigh at hand. These thoughts do so oppress them, that though they forsake not God utterly to their destruction, yet they draw not nigh unto him effectually to their consolation.
First, By resting or staying in it, I mean the souls desponding through discouraging thoughts that deliverance is not to be obtained. Being made deeply sensible of sin, it is so overwhelmed with thoughts of its own vileness and unworthiness, as to sink under the burden; Such a soul is afflicted and tossed with tempests and not comforted, Isa. 54. 11. until it is quite weary. As a Ship in a storm at Sea; when all means of contending are gone, men give up themselves to be driven and tossed by the Winds and Seas at their pleasure. This brought Israel to that state wherein he cryed out, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgement is passed over from my God, Isa. 40. 27. and Zion; The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me, Chap. 49. 14. The soul begins secretly to think there is no hope; God regardeth it not; it shall one day perish, relief is far away, and trouble nigh at hand. These thoughts do so oppress them, that though they forsake not God utterly to their destruction, yet they draw not nigh unto him effectually to their consolation.