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Owen, John, 1616-1683. The works of John Owen
THE
WORKS
JOHN OWEN, D.D.
EDITED
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBTJEGE.
VOL. VIII.
-Nmr YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS,
285 B ROADWAY.
M.DCCC.LI.
CONTENTS OF VOL. VIIL
Page
Pkeface. By the Editor ..... vu
SERMON I.
A VISION OF UNCHANGEABLE, FREE MERCY, IN SENDING THE MEANS OF
grace to undeserving sinners.
Prefatory Note by the Editor . . . . . . . * . 2
Sermon. — '^ A-nd a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying. Come over into Macedonia, and help us." — Acts xvi. 9 . . . . ■ • • ■ • .5
A Short Defensative about Church Government, Toleration, and Petitions about these things .......... 43
A Country Essay for the Practice of Church Government there . . .49
SERMON II.
A MEMORIAL OF THE DELIVERANCE OF ESSEX COUNTY, AND COMMITTEE.
Prefatory Note by the Editor . . . . . . • .72
Epistles Dedicatoi-y . . . . . . ■ • • .7.3
Sermon. — " A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 0 Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid : 0 Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known ; in wrath remember mercy. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Solah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light ; he had horns coming out of his hand : and there was the hiding of his power. Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood, and measured the earth : he beheld, and drove asunder the nations ; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: liis ways are everlasting. I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. Was the Lord displeased ^ji,aiEst the rivers ? was thine anger against the rivers ? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses, and thy chariots of salvation ? Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers." — Hab. iii. 1-9 , . 77
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SERMON m.
RIGHTEOUS ZEAL ENCOURAGED BV DIVINE PROTECTION.
Prefatory Note BY THE Editor. . . . . . . .128
Epistle Dedicatory . . . . . . . . . .129
Sermon.— "Let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee : for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord." — .Jer. xv. 19, 20 . . . . . 133
Of Toleration, and the Duty of the Magistrate about Religion . . .163
SERMON IV.
THE STEADFASTNESS OF THE PROMISES, AND THE SINFULNESS OF STAGGERING.
Prefatory Note by the Editor ....... 208
Epistle Dedicatory .......... 209
Sermon.— "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief."— Rom.
iv. 20 . . . . . . . . . . .211
SERMON V.
the shaking and translating of heaven and earth.
Prefatory Note by the Editor. ....... 244
Epistle Dedicatory .......... 245
Sermon. — " And this word. Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be .shaken may remain." — Heb. xii. 27 . . . . . . . 247
SERMON VI.
the branch OF THE LORD THE BEAUTY OF ZION; OR, THE GLORY OF THE
church in its relation unto christ.
Prefatory Note by the Editor ....... 282
Epistle Dedicatoi-y .......... 283
Sermon. — " For mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." —
IsA. Ivi. 7. ......... . 285
SERMON VII.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE KINGDO.M OF CHRIST IN THE SHAKING OF THE KINGDOMS OF THE AVORLD.
Prefatory Note BY THE Editor . . . . . . .312
Epistle Dedicatory . . . . . . . . . .313
Sermon. — " And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made tiic dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and have done it." — EzEK. xvii. 21 ......... 315
SERMON VIII.
THE LABOURING SAINT's DISMISSION TO REST
Prefatory Note by the Editor ....... 342^
I'lpistle Dedicatory .......... 343
Skumon. — "Hut go thou tliy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in
tliy lot at the end of the days." — Dan. xii. 13 ..... 345
CONTENTS.
SERMON IX.
cueist's kingdom and the magistrate's power.
Page
366
Pkefatokt Note by the Editok ......
Serjiox.— " I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in tlie inidst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 1 came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me linow the in- terpretation of the things."— Dan. vii. 15, 16 . . . . .367