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God's work in founding Zion, and his peoples duty thereupon. A sermon preached in…
God's work in founding Zion, and his peoples duty thereupon. A sermon preached in the Abby Church at Westminster, at the opening of the Parliament Septemb. 17th 1656. / By John Owen: a servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospel.God's work in founding Zion, and his peoples duty thereupon. A sermon preached in the Abby Church at Westminster, at the opening of the Parliament Septemb. 17th 1656. / By John Owen: a servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospell.
Oxford: printed by Leon for Tho, 1656
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2. This God hath founded: founded, or Established, strengthened, that it shall not be removed, Psal. 87. is a comment on these words: He hath founded it; that is in faithful promises, and powerful performances, sufficient for its preservation and establishment.
2. This God hath founded: founded, or Established, strengthened, that it shall not be removed, Psal. 87. is a comment on these words: He hath founded it; that is in faithfull promises, and powerfull performances, sufficient for its preservation and establishment.
Now this expression, [The Lord hath founded Zion] as it is an Answer to the enquiries of the Messengers of the Nations, may be taken two ways.
Now this expression, [The Lord hath founded Sion] as it is an Answer to the enquiries of the Messengers of the Nations, may be taken two wayes.
1. As giving an account of the work it self done; or what it is that God hath done, in and amongst his people. What is the work that is so famed abroad, and spoken of throughout the World? That being attempted in many places, & proving abortive, is here accomplished? This is it, shall one say: God hath established his people and their interest; it is no such thing as you suppose, that some are set up, and some pulled down; that new Fabrics of Government or Ruling are erected for their own sakes, or their sakes, who are interested in them. But this is the thing that God hath done; he hath founded Zion, established his people and their interest, in despite of all opposition.
1. As giving an account of the work it selfe done; or what it is that God hath done, in and amongst his people. What is the work that is so fam'd abroad, and spoken of throughout the World? That being attempted in many places, & proveing abortive, is here accomplished? This is it, shall one say: God hath established his people and their interest; it is no such thing as you suppose, that some are set up, and some pull'd downe; that new Fabricks of Government or Ruling are erected for their own sakes, or their sakes, who are interested in them. But this is the thing that God hath done; he hath founded Sion, established his people and their interest, in despight of all opposition.