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THE
WORKS
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JOHN OWEN, D.D
BY THE REV. WILLIAM H. GOOLD,
EDINBURGH.
VOL. IX.
^EW YORK:
ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS,
285 BROADWAY.
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CONTENTS OF VOL. IX.
PART I.— A SERMON PUBLISHED 1090.
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Prefatory Note by the Editor ...... -2
SERMON.
SEASONABLE WORDS FOR ENGLISH PROTESTANTS.
Sermon. — " For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts ; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel." — Jer. li. 5 . . . . . . . • • .3
PART II.— SERMONS PUBLISHED 1721.
Prefatory Note by the Editor . . . . • • • .18
SERMONS L, II.
THE STRENGTH OF FAITH.
Sermons — " He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God." — Rom. iv. 20 ....
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SERMONS III., IV.
THE NATURE AND BEAUTY OF GOSPEL WORSHIP.
Sermons.—" For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father." — Eph. ii. 18 . . 53
SERMONS V.-IX.
OF WALKING HUMBLY WITH GOD.
Sermons.—" And to walk humbly with thy God."— Mic. vi. 8 . 84
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.SERMONS X.-XIII.
PROVIDENTIAL CHANGES, AN ARGUMENT FOR UNIVERSAL HOLINESS.
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Sermons. — " Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of per- sons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness ?" — 2 Pet. iii. 1 1 1 31
SERMONS XIV., XV.
THE SIN AND JUDGMENT OF SPIRITUAL BARRENNESS.
Sermons. — " But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed ; they shall be given to salt." — EzEK.xlvii.il . . . . . 17'j
SERMON XVI.
HUMAN POWER DEFEATED.
Sermon. — " The stout- hearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep ; and none of the men of might have found their hands."— Ps. lxxvi. 5 . . Ill"
SERMONS XVII., XVIII.
THE DIVINE POWER OF THE GOSPEL.
SrrMons. — " For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."— Rom. i. 10 . . . . . . . .217
SERMONS XIX., XX.
GOD THE SAINTS' ROCK.
Sermons — " From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is over- whelmed : lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." — Ps. lxi. 2 . 237
SERMON XXI.
GOSPEL CHARITY.
Sermon. — "And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfect- ness." — Col. iii. 14 ........ . 250
SERMON XXII.
Christ's pastoral care.
Sermon. — " Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel : let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old." — Mio. vii. 14 . . . . .271
SERMON XXIH.
A CHRISTIAN, GOD'S TEMPLE.
Sermon— " For ye are the temple of the living God ; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them ; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing ; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."— 2 Cob. vi. 10-18 285
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SERMON XXIV.
god's withdrawing his presence, the correction of his church.
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Sermon. — " 0 Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear ? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inherit- ance."— Isa. lxiii. 17 . . . . . . . . 296
SERMON XXV.
THE BEAUTY AND STRENGTH OF ZION.
Sermon. — " Walk about Zion, and go round about her : tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever ; he will be our guide even unto death." — Ps. xlviii. 12-14 ..... 307
SERMON XXVI.
PERILOUS TIMES.
Sermon. — " This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." — 2 Tim. iii. 1 320
SERMONS XXVII.-XXIX.
THE CHRISTIAN'S WORK OF DYING DAILY.
Sermons. — " I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.'*— 1 Cor. xv. 31 . . . . . . .334
SERMON XXX.
THE EVIL AND DANGER OF OFFENCES.
Sermon. — " Woe unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!" — Matt. xviii. 7 .......... 352
SEVERAL PRACTICAL CASES OF CONSCIENCE RESOLVED.
Prefatory Note dy the Editor ....... 358
DISCOURSE I.
Question. — What conviction of a state of sin, and of the guilt of sin, is necessary to cause a soul sincerely to look after Christ ? . . . . .359