The Works of John Owen, Vol. 8: Sermons to the Nation
Despite his other achievements, Owen is best famed for his writings. These cover the range of doctrinal, ecclesiastical and practical subjects. They are characterized by profundity, thoroughness and, consequently, authority. Andrew Thomson said that Owen 'makes you feel when he has reached the end of his subject, that he has also exhausted it.'
Although many of his works were called forth by the particular needs of his own day they all have a uniform quality of timelessness. Owen's works were republished in full in the nineteenth century. Owen is surely the Prince of the Puritans. 'To master his works', says Spurgeon, 'is to be a profound theologian.'
Table of Contents:
SERMON I. | ||
A VISION OF UNCHANGEABLE, FREE MERCY, IN SENDING THE MEANS OF GRACE TO UNDESERVING SINNERS. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR. | 2 | |
SERMON - ACTS xvi. | 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 Dedicatory | 73 | |
SERMON - HAB. iii. 1-9 | 77 | |
SERMON III. | ||
RIGHTEOUS ZEAL ENCOURAGED BY DIVINE PROTECTION. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR. | 128 | |
Epistle Dedicatory. | 129 | |
SERMON - 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.- ROM. iv. 20. | 211 | |
SERMON V. | ||
THE SHAKING AND TRANSLATING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR. | 244 | |
Epistle Dedicatory. | 245 | |
SERMON - 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 Dedicatory | 283 | |
SERMON - ISA. lvi. 7. | 285 | |
SERMON VII. | ||
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST IN THE SHAKING OF THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 312 | |
Epistle Dedicatory | 313 | |
SERMON - EZEK. xvii. 24 | 315 | |
SERMON VIII. | ||
THE LABOURING SAINT’S DISMISSION TO REST | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 342 | |
Epistle Dedicatory | 343 | |
SERMON - DAN. xii. 13 | 345 | |
SERMON IX. | ||
CHRIST’S KINGDOM AND THE MAGISTRATE’S POWER. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 366 | |
SERMON - DAN. vii. 15, 16 | 367 | |
SERMON X. | ||
GOD’S WORK IN FOUNDING ZION, AND HIS PEOPLE’S DUTY THEREUPON. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 398 | |
Epistle Dedicatory. | 399 | |
SERMON – ISA. xiv. 32 | 401 | |
SERMON XI. | ||
GOD’S PRESENCE WITH A PEOPLE THE SPRING OF THEIR PROSPERITY. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 428 | |
Epistle Dedicatory | 429 | |
SERMON – 2 CHRON. xv. 2 | 431 | |
SERMON XII. | ||
THE GLORY AND INTEREST OF NATIONS PROFESSING THE GOSPEL. | ||
PREI’ATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 454 | |
Epistle Dedicatory | 455 | |
SERMON – ISA. iv. 5 | 457 | |
SERMON XIII. | ||
HOW WE MAY BRING OUR HEARTS TO BEAR REPROOFS. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE TO THE THREE FOLLOWING DISCOURSES, BY THE EDITOR | 474 | |
SERMON - Ps. cxli. 5. | 475 | |
SERMON XIV. | ||
THE TESTIMONY OF THE CHURCH IS NOT THE ONLY NOR THE CHIEF REASON OF OUR BELIEVING THE SCRIPTURE TO BE THE WORD OF GOD. | ||
SERMON - LUKE xvi. 29. | 497 | |
SERMON XV. | ||
THE CHAMBER OF IMAGERY IN THE CHURCH OF ROME LAID OPEN. | ||
SERMON - 1 PET. ii. 3 | 547 | |
SERMON XVI. | ||
AN HUMBLE TESTIMONY UNTO THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY OF GOD IN HIS DEALING WITH SINFUL CHURCHES AND NATIONS | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 594 | |
To the Reader | 595 | |
SERMON - LUKE xiii. 1-5. | 597 |
Author
Amongst the best known of the Puritans, John Owen (1616-1683) was a profound and thought provoking pastor-theologian. His writings continue to be widely read and greatly appreciated to this day.