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Vision of Unchangeable Free Mercy

by John Owen

Owen's 1646 sermon before the House of Commons, expounding God's sovereign, free mercy in sending the gospel to undeserving sinners. Drawing from Acts 16:9, Owen argues that the propagation of the gospel flows entirely from God's eternal, unchangeable purpose — not human merit or effort — and that England's continued reception of it is a mark of distinguishing grace. Appended is a bold essay defending religious toleration, critiquing enforced church-government schemes, and pleading for unity among English Protestants amid the fractious post-Civil War settlement.
Chapters
2
Word count
4,122
Type
Sermon
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Table of contents

  1. 01 Parliamentary Order 91 words
  2. 02 A Short Defensative about Church Government, Toleration and Petitions about These Things 3,895 words
Front matter (1 section)

Title Page

A vision of unchangeable free mercy, in sending the means of grace to undeserved sinners: wherein God's uncontrollable eternal purpose, in sending, and continuing the Gospel to this nation, in the midst 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.

London, Printed by G. M. for Philemon Stephens at the Sign of the Gilded Lion in Paul's Church-yard. 1646.

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