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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 4 › 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.
And this the Scripture clearly testifies unto, 2 Pet. 3. 9. The Question is, what is the reason why God forbears the Execution of his Judgement upon wicked and ungodly men. Some would have it, that God is slack; that is regardless of the sins of men; and takes no notice of them. No, saith the Apostle, God hath another design in his patience, and long-suffering; what is this? It is to manifest, that he is not willing we should perish. That is it which we have proved. For our freedom from destruction is by Repentance, which necessarily infers the forgiveness of Sin. So Paul tells us, that in the Gospel is declared what is the End of Gods patience and forbearance; it is saith he, the remission of sins, Rom. 3. 25.
Let us therefore also mind this Evidence in the Application of our selves to God for pardon. It is certain that God might have taken us from the womb, and have cast us into utter darkness. And in the course of our lives we have been guilty of such provocations, as God might justly have taken the Advantage ⟨p. 163⟩of, to glorify his Justice and Severity in our ruin. But yet we have lived thus long in the patience and forbearance of God. And to what end hat he thus spared us, and let pass those Advantages for our destruction, that we have put into his hand? Is it not that he might by his patience, give us leave and space to get an interest in that forgiveness which he thus testifies to be in himself? Let us then be encouraged by it, to use it unto the end and purpose for which it is exercised towards us. You that are yet in doubt of your condition, consider that the patience of God was extended unto you this day, this very day, that you might use it for the obtaining of the remission of your sins. Lose not this day, not one day more, as you love your souls. For woeful will be their condition, who shall perish for despising or abusing of the patience of God.
Let us therefore also mind this Evidence in the Application of our selves to God for pardon. It is certain that God might have taken us from the womb, and have cast us into utter darkness. And in the course of our lives we have been guilty of such provocations, as God might justly have taken the Advantage