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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.
2. You that have found grace and favour to accept of these terms, and thereby to obtain peace with God; Learn to live in an holy Admiration of his condescension and love therein. That he would provide such terms; That he would reveal them unto you; that he would enable you to receive them. Unspeakable Love and Grace lies in it all. Many have not these terms revealed unto them; few find favour to accept of them; and of whom is it that you have obtained this peculiar mercy?
2. You that have found grace and favour to accept of these terms, and thereby to obtain peace with God; Learn to live in an holy Admiration of his condescension and love therein. That he would provide such terms; That he would reveal them unto you; that he would enable you to receive them. Unspeakable Love and Grace lyes in it all. Many have not these terms revealed unto them; few find favour to accept of them; and of whom is it that you have obtained this peculiar mercy?
Do you aright consider the nature of this matter? The Scripture proposeth it as an object of eternal admiration, So ⟨p. 254⟩God loved the World; herein is love, not that we loved God, but he loved us first. Live in this Admiration, and do your utmost in your several capacities to prevail with your Friends, Relations, Acquaintance, to hearken after this great treaty of peace with God, whose terms we shall nextly consider, as before in general they were expressed.
Do you aright consider the nature of this matter? The Scripture proposeth it as an object of eternal admiration, So ⟨p. 254⟩God loved the World; herein is love, not that we loved God, but he loved us first. Live in this Admiration, and do your utmost in your several capacities to prevail with your Friends, Relations, Acquaintance, to hearken after this great treaty of peace with God, whose terms we shall nextly consider, as before in generall they were expressed.