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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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Secondly,1 His purpose of leaving some inexcusable in their sins,2 for the further manifestation of his glorious justice, 3is ⟨p. 14⟩the rule of dispensing the word unto them:4 Did you never see the Gospel sent or continued to an unthankful people,5 bringing forth no fruits meet for it?6 wherefore it is so sent, see Isa. 76. 9, 10. which prophecy you have fulfilled, Joh. 12. 41,8 42. in men described, Jude 4. and 1 Pet. 2. 8. But here we must strike sail, the waves swell, and it is no easy task to sail in this gulf, the righteousness of God is a great mountain, (easy to be seen) but his judgements like the great deep, (who can search into the bottom thereof?) Psal. 36. 6. And so I hope▪ I have discovered, how all things here below, concerning the promulgation of the Gospel, are, in their greatest variety, straightly regulated by the eternal purposes and counsel of God. The Uses of it follow.