A90296:109
A vision of unchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved…A vision of vnchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved…
A vision of unchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved sinners: wherein Gods uncontrollable eternal purpose, in sending, and continuing the gospel unto this nation, in the middest of oppositions and contingencies, is discovered: his distinguishing mercy, in this great work, exalted, asserted, against opposers, repiners: in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, April. 29. being the day of public humiliation. Whereunto is annexed, a short defensative about church-government, (with a country essay for the practice of church-government there) toleration and petitions about these things. / By John Owen, minister of the gospel at Coggeshall in Essex.A vision of vnchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved sinners: wherein Gods uncontrollable eternall purpose, in sending, and continuing the gospel unto this nation, in the middest of oppositions and contingencies, is discovered: his distinguishing mercy, in this great work, exalted, asserted, against opposers, repiners: in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, April. 29. being the day of publike humiliation. Whereunto is annexed, a short defensative about church-government, (with a countrey essay for the practice of church-government there) toleration and petitions about these things. / By Iohn Owen, minister of the gospel at Coggeshall in Essex.
London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens, 1646
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First, A false repute of learning, I say, a false repute for the greater part, especially of the greatest: and yet taking advantages of vulgar esteem, they bare out as though they had engrossed a monopoly of it: though I presume the world was never deceived by more empty pretenders; especially in respect of any solid knowledge in Divinity or antiquity: but yet their great preferments, had got them a great repute of great deservings, enough to blind the eyes of poor mortals adoring them at a distance, and to persuade them, that all was not only Law, but Gospel too, which they broached: and this rendered the infection dangerous.
First, A false repute of learning, I say, a false repute for the greater part, especially of the greatest: and yet taking advantages of vulgar esteem, they bare out as though they had engrossed a monopoly of it: though I presume the world was never deceived by more empty pretenders; especially in respect of any solid knowledge in Divinity or antiquity: but yet their great preferments, had got them a great repute of great deservings, enough to blinde the eyes of poor mortals adoring them at a distance, and to perswade them, that all was not only Law, but Gospel too, which they broached: and this rendred the infection dangerous.
Secondly,1 A great hatred of godliness in the power thereof, or any thing beyond a form, 2in whomsoever it was found; yea how many odious appellations were invented for bare profession, to render it contemptible?
Secondly,1 A great hatred of godlinesse in the power thereof, or any thing beyond a form, 2in whomsoever it was found; yea how many odious appellations were invented for bare profession, to render it contemptible?