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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.
Now this consideration raiseth our Evidence to that height, as to give us an unquestionable Assurance in this matter. Here is a near and a particular Object for faith to be exercised about, and to rest in. Wherefore did this glorious Son of God come and Tabernacle amongst poor sinners? We beheld the glory of the Eternal Word, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, and he was made flesh, [Greek or Hebrew], and pitched his Tabernacle amongst us, John 1. 14. To what end? It was no other but to work out, and accomplish the Eternal Counsel of Peace towards sinners before mentioned, to procure for them, and to declare unto them the forgiveness of sin. And what greater evidence, what greater Assurance can we have, that there is forgiveness with God for us? he himself hath given it as a Rule, that what is done by giving an only begotten, or an only beloved Son, gives assured Testimony of reality and sincerity in the thing that is confirmed by it. So he says unto Abraham, Gen. 22. 12. Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing that thou hast not withheld thy Son, thy only Son from me. This way it may be known, or no way. And they are blessed Conclusions that faith may make from this consideration; now I know that there is forgiveness with God, seeing he hath not withheld his Son, his only Son, that he might accomplish it. To this purpose the Apostle teacheth us to reason, Rom. 8. 32. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Now this consideration raiseth our Evidence to that height, as to give us an unquestionable Assurance in this matter. Here is a near and a particular Object for faith to be exercised about, and to rest in. Wherefore did this glorious Son of God come and Tabernacle amongst poor sinners? We beheld the glory of the Eternal Word, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, and he was made flesh, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and pitched his Tabernacle amongst us, John 1. 14. To what end? It was no other but to work out, and accomplish the Eternal Counsel of Peace towards sinners before mentioned, to procure for them, and to declare unto them the forgiveness of sin. And what greater evidence, what greater Assurance can we have, that there is forgiveness with God for us? he himself hath given it as a Rule, that what is done by giving an only begotten, or an only beloved Son, gives assured Testimony of reality and sincerity in the thing that is confirmed by it. So he sayes unto Abraham,