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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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Thirdly,1 That there is a right in the Gospel, and a fitness in that gracious dispensation, to be made known to all people in the world; that no singular portion of the earth should be any longer an holy land, or any mountain of the world lift up its head above its fellows. And this right hath a double foundation.
Thirdly,1 That there is a right in the Gospel, and a fitnesse in that gracious dispensation, to be made known to all people in the world; that no singular portion of the earth should be any longer an holy land, or any mountain of the world lift up its head above its fellows. And this right hath a double foundation.
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First, The infinite value and worth of the blood of Christ, giving fullness and fitness to the promises founded thereon,1 to be propounded to all man-kind,2 for through his blood, remission of sins is preached to whosoever believes on him, 3Acts 10.4 43. to every creature, Mat. 16. 15. God would have a price of that infinite value for sin,5