The Works of John Owen

Volume 7: Sin and Grace

Author

John Owen

Category Collected Works/Sets, Owen Books

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Weight	0.77 kg
Dimensions	22.3 × 14.3 × 3.7 cm
ISBN	9780851511276
Binding	Cloth-bound
format	Book
page-count	560
vol	7
Original Pub Date	1689 (actually 1826)
Banner Pub Date	Dec 1, 1965

Book Description

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.’

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	CONTENTS OF VOLUME VII.
	NATURE AND CAUSES OF APOSTASY FROM THE GOSPEL.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THB EDITOR,	2
	To the Reader,	3
I	The nature of apostasy from the gospel declared, in an exposition of Heb. vi. 4-6,	11
II	Partial apostasy from the gospel- Pretences of the church of Rome against the charge of this evil examined and rejected,	52
III	Apostasy from the mystery, truth, or doctrine of the gospel-Proneness of persons and churches thereunto-Proved by all sorts of instances,	60
IV	The reasons and causes of apostasy from the truth or doctrine of the gospel, and the inclination of all sorts of persons thereunto in all ages, inquired into and declared…	79
V	Darkness and ignorance another cause of apostasy,	102
VI	Pride and vanity of mind, sloth and negligence, love of the world, causes of apostasy…	123
VII	Instance of a peculiar defection from the truth of the gospel; with the reasons of it,	144
VIII	Apostasy from the holiness of the gospel; the occasion and cause of it…	159
IX	Apostasy into profaneness and sensuality of life- The causes’ and occasions of it-Defects in public teachers and guides in religion,	182
X	Other causes and occasions of the decay of holiness,	196
XI	Apostasy from evangelical worship,	217
XII	Inferences from the foregoing discourses…	222
XIII	Directions to avoid the power of a prevailing apostasy,	241
	THE GRACE AND DUTY OF BEING SPIRITUALLY MINDED.
	PREFATORY NOTE BT THE EDITOR,	262
	Preface,	263
	PART I.
I	The words of the text explained,	267
II	A particular account of the nature of this grace and duty of being spiritually minded-How it is stated in and evidenced by our thoughts,	274
III	Outward means and occasions of such thoughts of spiritual things as do not prove men to be spiritually minded…	282
IV	Other evidences of thoughts about spiritual things arising from an internal principle of grace, whereby they are an evidence of our being spiritually minded…	298
V	The objects of spiritual thoughts, or what they are conversant about; evidencing them in whom they are to be spiritually minded…	308
VI	Directions unto the exercise of our thoughts on things above…	332
VII	Especial objects of spiritual thoughts on the glorious state of heaven, and what belongs thereunto…	344
VIII	Spiritual thoughts of God himself…	351
IX	What of God or in God we are to think and meditate upon…	367
X	Sundry things tendered unto such as complain that, they know not how, they are not able to abide in holy thoughts of God and spiritual or heavenly things, for their relief, instruction, and direction-Rules concerning stated spiritual meditation,	379
	PART II.
XI	The seat of spiritual mindedness in the affections…	394
XII	What is required in and unto our affections that they may be spiritual- A threefold work on the affections described,	410
XIII	The work of the renovation of our affections…	416
XIV	The second difference between affections spiritually renewed and those which have been only changed by light and conviction…	423
XV	Delight of believers in the holy institutions of divine worship…	430
XVI	Assimilation unto things heavenly and spiritual in affections spiritually renewed…	445
XVII	Decays in spiritual affections, with the causes and danger of them…	455
XVIII	[The state of spiritual affections],	467
XIX	[The true notion and consideration of spiritual and heavenly things],	474
XX	[The application of the soul unto spiritual objects],	482
XXI	[Spiritual mindedness life and peace],	488
	A TREATISE OF THE DOMINION OF SIN AND GRACE.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR,	500
	To the serious reader,	501
I	What sin is consistent with the state of grace, and what not…	505
II	The inquiries for understanding the text proposed…	508
III	The second inquiry spoken to, Whether sin hath dominion in us or not…	517
IV	Hardness of heart spoken to as an eminent sign of sin’s dominion; and it is shown that it ought to be considered as total or partial,	534
V	The third inquiry handled, namely, What is the assurance given us, and what are the grounds thereof, that sin shall not have dominion over us…	542
VI	The practical observations drawn from, and application made of, the whole text,	552

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W. James Hidley – 16 February 2023

I am very much enjoying volume 7 of John Owen’s Works! This is entitled, “The Nature and Causes of Apostasy.” Owen certainly holds to the Perseverance of all those truly regenerate. His volume 11, “The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed,” is a magnificent example of this point. In vol. 7, he probes deeply various marks that all is not well with an individual or a church. If one sees that in their own life, they are neglecting sound doctrine or practice, the means of grace, etc., this is a call to reform. I get from this book the message that the doctrines of grace must be maintained along with the prayer to know ourselves. Highly recommended!