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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.
If you shall say, for your parts you are contented with this course, let God have the glory, so you may be forgiven and saved; There is yet just cause to suspect, lest this be a selfish contempt of God. It is a great thing to give Glory unto God by believing, in a due manner. Such slight returns seem not to have the least relation unto it. Take heed that instead of believing, you be not found mockers, and so your bands be made strong.
But a poor Convinced Sinner may here find encouragement, Thou wouldst willingly come to Acceptance with God, and so attain Salvation; Oh my soul longeth for it; wouldst thou willingly take that course for the obtaining those ends which will bring most Glory unto God? Surely it is meet and most equal that I should do so; What now if one should come and tell thee from the Lord of a way, whereby thou poor, sinful, self condemned creature, mightst bring as much Glory unto God, as any Angel in Heaven is able to do? Oh, if I might bring the least glory unto God, I should rejoice in it. Behold then the way which himself hath fixed on for the exaltation of his Glory: Even, that thou shouldst come to him merely upon the account of Grace in the blood of Christ, for pardon and forgiveness, and the Lord strengthen thee to give up thy self thereunto.
But a poor Convinced Sinner may here finde encouragement, Thou wouldst willingly come to Acceptance with God, and so attain Salvation; Oh my soul longeth for it; wouldst thou willingly take that course for the obtaining those ends which will bring most Glory unto God? Surely it is meet and most equal that I should do so; What now if one should come and tell thee from the Lord of a way, whereby thou poor, sinfull, self condemned creature, mightst bring as much Glory unto God, as any Angel in Heaven is able to doe? Oh, if I might bring the least glory unto God, I should rejoyce in it. Behold then the way which himself hath fixed on for the exaltation of his Glory: Even, that thou shouldst come to him meerly upon the account of Grace in the blood of Christ, for pardon and forgiveness, and the Lord strengthen thee to give up thy self thereunto.