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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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The words being opened, we must remember what was said before of their connection with the verses foregoing; wherein the Preachers of the Gospel, are expressly hindered from above, from going to other places, and called hither. Whereof no reason is assigned, but only the will of him that did employ them: and that no other can be rendered, I am further convinced, 1by considering the empty conjectures of attempters.
The words being opened, we must remember what was said before of their connexion with the verses foregoing; wherein the Preachers of the Gospel, are expressely hindred from above, from going to other places, and called hither. Whereof no reason is assigned, but only the will of him that did imploy them: and that no other can be rendred, I am further convinced, 1by considering the empty conjectures of attempters.
- 1—a nullo duro corde resistitur, quid cor ipsum emollit. Aug. Ezek 36 26. Deut. 30. 6.
God fore-saw that they would oppose the Gospel, says our Bede: so say I might he of all nations in the world, had not he determined to send his effectual grace for the removal ⟨p. 7⟩of that opposition: besides, he grants the means of grace to despisers, Matth. 11. 21.
God fore-saw that they would oppose the Gospel, saies our Beda: so say I might he of all nations in the world, had not he determined to send his effectuall grace for the removall