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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.
Here multitudes of Souls deceive themselves and perish. I know not whether be more difficult, to persuade an unconvinced person to think of any terms, or a convinced Person to accept of these. Let men say what they will, and pretend what they please; yet practically they like not this way of Forgiveness. I shall therefore offer some subservient Considerations, tending to the furtherance of your Souls, in the Acceptance of the Terms proposed.
Here multitudes of Souls deceive themselves and perish. I know not whether be more difficult, to perswade an unconvinced person to think of any terms, or a convinced Person to accept of these. Let men say what they will, and pretend what they please; yet practically they like not this way of Forgiveness. I shall therefore offer some subservient Considerations, tending to the furtherance of your Souls, in the Acceptance of the Terms proposed.
1. This is the way, these are Terms of Gods own choosing; He found out this way, he established it himself. He did it when all was lost, and undone. He did it not upon our desire, request, or proposal, but merely of his own Accord, and why should we contend with him about it? If God will have us saved in a way of mere mercy and forgiveness; If his Wisdom and Sovereignty be in it, shall we oppose him, and say we like it not? Yet this is the language of unbelief, Rom. 10. 3, 4. Many poor Creatures have disputed it with God, until at length being over-powered as it were by the Spirit, have said, If it must be so, and God will save us by Mercy and Grace, let it be so, we yield our selves to his will; and yet throughout their disputes dreamed of nothing but that their own unworthiness only kept them from closing with the Promise of the Gospel.
1. This is the way, these are Terms of Gods own choosing; He found out this way, he established it himself. He did it when all was lost, and undone. He did it not upon our desire, request, or proposal, but meerly of his own Accord, and why should we contend with him about it? If God will have us saved in a way of meer mercy and forgiveness; If his Wisdom and Soveraignty be in it, shall we oppose him, and say we like it not? Yet this is the language of unbelief,