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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.
Properties of Forgiveness. The Greatness and Freedom of it.
1The Arguments and Demonstrations foregoing have, we hope, undeniably evinced the great Truth we have insisted on, which is the life and soul of all our Hope, Profession, Religion and Worship. The end of all this Discourse is, to lay a firm foundation for faith to rest upon, in its addresses unto God for the forgiveness of sins; as also to give encouragements unto all sorts of persons so to do. This End remains now to be explained and pressed; which work yet before we directly close withal, two things are further to be premised. And the first is, to propose some of those Adjuncts of, and Considerations about this forgiveness, as may both encourage and necessitate us to seek out after it, and to mix the Testimonies given unto it, and the Promises of it with faith unto our Benefit and Advantage. The other is to show, how needful all this endeavour is, upon the, account of that great Unbelief which is in the most in this matter. As to the first of these then we may consider,
1The Arguments and Demonstrations foregoing have, we hope, undeniably evinced the great Truth we have insisted on, which is the life and soul of all our Hope, Profession, Religion and Worship. The end of all this Discourse is, to lay a firm foundation for faith to rest upon, in its addresses unto God for the forgiveness of sins; as also to give encouragements unto all sorts of persons so to do. This End remains now to be explained and pressed; which work yet before we directly close withall, two things are further to be premised. And the first is, to propose some of those Adjuncts of, and Considerations about this forgiveness, as may both encourage and necessitate us to seek out after it, and to mix the Testimonies given unto it, and the Promises of it with faith unto our Benefit and Advantage. The other is to shew, how needfull all this endeavour is, upon the, account of that great Unbelief which is in the most in this matter. As to the first of these then we may consider,