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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.
Remember the Parable of our Saviour, Luke 14. 31, 32. What King, going to make war, against another King, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with Ten Thousand to meet him that cometh against him with Twenty Thousand; or else while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an Embassy and desireth conditions of Peace. That which he teacheth in this Parable is, the necessity that lies on us, of making peace with God, whom we have provoked, and justly made to be our Enemy; as also our utter impotency to resist and withstand him, when he shall come forth in a way of Judgement and Vengeance against us. But here lies a difference in this matter, such as is allowed in all similitudes; Amongst men at variance, it is not his part who is the stronger, and secure of success, to send to the weaker, whom he hath in his Power, to accept of terms of Peace. Here it is otherwise, God who is infinitely powerful, justly provoked, and able to destroy poor sinners in a moment; when now he is not very far off, but at the very door, sends himself an Embassy with Conditions of Peace. And shall he be refused by you? will you yet neglect his offers? How great then will be your destruction?
Remember the Parable of our Saviour, Luke 14. 31, 32. What King, going to make warre, against another King, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with Ten Thousand to meet him that cometh against him with Twenty Thousand; or else while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an Ambassage and desireth conditions of Peace. That which he teacheth in this Parable is, the necessity that lyes on us, of making peace with God, whom we have provoked, and justly made to be our Enemy; as also our utter impotency to resist and withstand him, when he shall come forth in a way of Judgement and Vengeance against us. But here lyes a difference in this matter, such as is allowed in all similitudes; Amongst men at variance, it is not his part who is the stronger, and secure of success, to send to the weaker, whom he hath in his Power, to accept of terms of Peace. Here it is otherwise, God who is infinitely powerfull, justly provoked, and able to destroy poor sinners in a moment; when now he is not very farre off, but at the very door, sends himself an Ambassage with Conditions of Peace. And shall he be refused by you? will you yet neglect his offers? How great then will be your destruction?