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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. › Verses 5, 6 › 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.
Having therefore laid down these Considerations from the second Observation taken from the Words; namely, That Jehovah himself is the proper object of the souls waiting in the condition described; I shall only add one direction, how we may be enabled to perform and discharge this duty aright, which we have manifested to have been so necessary, so reasonable, so prevalent for the obtaining of relief, and this ariseth from another of the Propositions laid down for the opening of these verses not as yet spoken unto. Namely that
1The Word of promise is the souls great supportment in waiting for God. So saith the Psalmist; In his word do I hope, that is, the Word of promise. As the Word in general is the adequate rule of all our Obedience unto God, and Communion with him; so there are especial parts of it that are suited unto these especial actings of our souls towards him. Thus the Word of Promise, or the Promise in the Word, is that which our faith especially regards, in our hope, trust and waiting on God; and it is suited to answer unto the immediate actings of our souls therein. From this Word of Promise therefore, that is from these ⟨p. 398⟩promises doth the soul in its distresses take encouragement to continue waiting on God, and that on these two accounts.
1The Word of promise is the souls great supportment in waiting for God. So saith the Psalmist; In his word do I hope, that is, the Word of promise. As the Word in general is the adequate rule of all our Obedience unto God, and Communion with him; so there are especial parts of it that are suited unto these especial actings of our souls towards him. Thus the Word of Promise, or the Promise in the Word, is that which our faith especially regards, in our hope, trust and waiting on God; and it is suited to answer unto the immediate actings of our souls therein. From this Word of Promise therefore, that is from these ⟨p. 398⟩