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Of the mortification of sin in believers: the 1. Necessity, 2. Nature, and 3. Means of it. With a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto belonging. By John Owen, D.D. a servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospel.
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brings the Cross of Christ into our Hearts with its Sin-killing Power for by the Spirit are we baptized into the Death of Christ. 5. The Spirit is the Author and Finisher of our Sanctification gives new Supplies and Influences of Grace for Holiness and Sanctification when the contrary Principle is weakened and abated Ephes. 3.16 17 18. 6. In all the Souls Addresses to God in this Condition it hath Supportment from the Spirit Whence is the power life and vigour of Prayer Whence its Efficacy to prevail with God Is it not from the Spirit He is the Spirit of supplication promised to them who look on him whom they have pierced Zech. 12.10 enabling them to pray with sighs and groans that cannot be uttered Rom. 8.16 This is confessed to be the great Medium or way of Faiths prevailing with God Thus Paul dealt with his Temptation whatever it were I besought God that it might depart from me 2 Cor. 12.8 What is the work of the Spirit in Prayer whence and how it gives us in assistance and makes us to prevail what we are to doe that we may enjoy his Help for that purpose is not my present Intendment to demonstrate FINIS A Catalogue of some Books Printed and Sold by Nat. Ponder at the Peacock in the Poultry Near Cornhil and in Chancery-lane near Fleet-street EXercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also Concerning the Messiah wherein the Promises concerning him to be a spiritual Râ—deemer of Mankind are explained and Vindicated c. With an Exposition of and Discourses on the two first Chapters of the said Epistle to the Hebrews By John Owen D. D. in Folio Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews concerning the Priesthood of Christ wherein the Original Causes Nature Prefigurations and Discharge of that Holy Office are Explained and Vindicated The Nature of the Covenant of the Redeemer with the Call of the Lord Christ unto his Office are declared and the Opinions of the Socinians about it are fully Examined and thâ—ir oppâ—â—â—â—ions unto it refuted With a Continuation of the Expâ—â—â—ion on the third fourth and fifth Chapters of the said Epistle to the Hebrews being the Second Voluâ—â— By John Owen D. D. in Folio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or A Discourse concerning tâ—e Hoâ—y â—â—irit Wherein an account is given of his Name â—â—â—â—re â—â—â—â—â—nality Dispensation Operations and Effects His whole Work in the Old and new Creation is explained â—he Doctrine concerning it vindicated from Opposâ—â—â—ions aâ—d Reproaches The Nature also and Necessity of Gospel-Holiness the difference between Grace and Morality or a spiritual Life unto God in Evangelical Obediâ—nce and a course of Moral Vertues are stated and declared By John Owen D. D. in Folio A practical Exposition on the 130 Psalm where in the Nature of the forgiveneâ—â—â—f Sin is declared the Truth and Reality of it aâ—â—erted and the case of a Soul distressed with the guilt of Sin and relieved by a Discovery of Forgiveness with God is at large discoursed By John Owen D. D. in Quarto A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty with other Material points deriving thence Londons Lamentations or a sober serious Discourse concerning the late Fiery Dispensation By Mr. Thomas Brooks late Preacher of the Word at St. Margarets New-Fish street London in Quarto Liberty of Conscience upon its true and proper grounds asserted and vindicated c. To which is added the Second Part viz. Liberty of Conscience the Magistrates Interest By a Protestant a Lover of Truth and the Peace and Prosperity of the Nation in Quarto The Second Edition A Discourse of the Nature Power Deceit and Prevalency of the Remainders of Indwelling-Sin in Believers Together with the ways of its working and means of prevention By John Owen D. D. in Octavo Truth and Innocency Vindicated In a Survey of a Discourse concerning Ecclesiastical Polity and the Authority of the Civil Magistrate over the Consciences of Subjects in matters of Religion By Joh. Owen D.D. in octa Exercitations concerning the Name Original Nature use and continuance of a Sacred day of Rest wherein the Original of the Sabath from the foundation of the World the Morality of the fourth Commandment with the change of the Sabbath-day are enquired into Together with an Assertion of the Divine Institution of the Lords Day By John Owen D.D. in Octavo The Second Impression Evangelical Love Church-Peace and Unity By Jo. Owen D. D. The unreasonableness of Atheism made manifest in a Discourse to a Person of Honour By Sir Charles Wolsely Baronet Third Impression The Reasonableness of Scripture-Belief A Discourse giving some Account of those Rational Grounds upon which the Bible is received as the Word of God Written by Sir Charles Wolsely Baronet The Rehearsal Transpros'd or Animadversions upon a late Book intituled A Preface shewing what grounds there are of fears and jealousies of Popery The first Part By Andrew Marvel Esq. The Rehearsal Transpros'd the second Part. Occasioned by two Letters the first Printed by a nameless Authors intituled A Reproof c. the second a Letter left at a Friends House dated Nov. 3. 1673. subscribed J.G. and concluding with these words If thou darest to Print or Publish any Lye or Libel against Dr. Parker by the Eternal God I will cut thy Throat Answered by Andrew Marvel Theopolis or the City of God New Jerusalem in opposition to the City of the Nations Great Babylon By Henry D'anvers in Octavo A Guide for the Practical Gauger with a Compendium of Decimal Arithmetick shewing briefly the whole Art of Gauging of Brewers Tuns Coppers Backs c. Also the Mash or Oyld-Cask and Sybrant Hantz his Table of Area's of Segments of a Circle the Mensuration of all manner of Superficies By VVilliam Hunt Student in the Mathematicks in Octavo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hoc est Domus Mosaicae Clavis five Legis Sepimentum Authore Josepho Cooper Anglo in Octavo A Vindication of some Passages in a discourse concerning Communion with God from the Exceptions of VVilliam Sherlock Rector of St. George Buttelph Lane by John Owen D. D. in Octavo A Brief Instruction in the Worship of God and Discipline of the Churches of the New Testament by way of question and Answer with an Explication and Confirmation of those Answers By John Owen D. D. Anti-Sozzo five Sherlocismus Enervatus In Vindication of some Great Truths Opposed and Opposition to some Great Errors Maintained By Mr. William Sherlock A Brief Declaration and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity By John Owen D. D. in 12. Eben-Ezer Or a Small Monument of great Mercy appearing in the Miraculous Deliverance of John-Carpenter From the Miserable Slavery of Algiers with the wonderful Means of their escape in a Boat of Canvas the great Distress and utmost Extremities which they endured at Sea for six days and Nights their safe Arrival at Mayork With several Matters of Remarque during their long Captivity and the following Providences of God which brought them safe to England By William Okeley in Octavo The Nature of Apostacie from the Profession of the Gospel and the punishment of Apostates declared from Heb. 6. ver 4 5 6. with an Inquiry into the Causes and Reasons of the Decay of the power of Religion in the World With Remedies and means of prevention in Octavo By John Owen D. D. Mortification of Sin in Believers 1. The Necessiâ—y 2. Nature and 3. Means of it ' With a resolution of sundry Cases of Conscience thereunto belonging By John Owen D. D. in Octavo The Practical D 〈…〉 y of the Papists Discovered to be Destructive of Câ—ristianity and Mens Souls Dutch and English Grammar Dutch and English Dictionary Since the first Eâ—ition of this Treatise that other also is published 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 1.26 2 Cor. 12.7 Isa. 43.24 2 King 5.18 Gen. 39.9 2 Cor. 5.14 2 Cor. 7.1 Heb. 1.11 Cant 4.6 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Joh. 16.8 Psal. 123.2 Psal. 130.6 Luk. 22.32 Isa. 40.28 29 30 31. Joh. 1.16 Mat. 28.18 Rom. 8.38 Mat. 11.28 Isa. 55.1 2 3. Revel 3.18 Communion with Christ chap. 7 8. Phil. 3.10 Col. 3.3 1 Pet. 1.18 1 Cor. 15.31 1 Pet. 1.16 1 Pet. 5.1 2. Col. 1.3
VIII The Second general Rule proposed Without universal Sincerity for the mortifying of every Lust no Lust will be Mortified Partial Mortification alwayes from a corrupt Principle Perplexity of Temptation from a Lust oft-times a chastening for other Negligences THE Second Principle which to this purpose I shall propose is this Without Sincerity and Diligence in an Vniversality of Obedience there is no Mortification of any one perplexing Lust to be obtained The other was to the Person this to the thing it self I shall a little explain this Position A man finds any Lust to bring him into the Condition formerly described it is powerfull strong tumultuating leads captive vexes disquiets takes away peace He is not able to bear it wherefore he sets himself against it prayes against it groans under it sighs to be delivered but in the mean time perhaps in other Duties in constant Communion with God in Reading Prayer and Meditation in other wayes that are not of the same kind with the Lust wherewith he is troubled he is loose and negligent Let not that man think that ever he shall arrive to the Mortification of the Lust he is perplexed withall This is a Condition that not seldom befalls men in their Pilgrimage The Israelites under a sense of their Sin drew nigh to God with much diligence and earnestness with Fasting and Prayer Isa. 58. many Expressions are made of their Earnestness in the work v. 2. They seek me daily and delight to know my Wayes they ask of me the Ordinances of Justice they delight in approaching unto God But God rejects all their Fast iâ— a Remedy that will not heal them and the Reason given of it v. 5 6 7. is because they were particular in this Duty They attended diligently to that but in others were negligent and careless He that hath a running sore it is the Scripture Expression upon him arising from an ill habit of Body contracted by Intemperance and ill Dyet let him apply himself with what diligence and skill he can to the cure of his sore if he leave the general habit of his body under Distempers his labour and travail will be in vain So will his attempts be that shall endeavour to stop a bloody issue of Sin and filth in his Soul and is not equally carefull of his universal spiritual temperature and Constitution For 1. This kind of Endeavour for Mortification proceeds from a corrupt Principle Ground and Foundation so that it will never proceed to a good Issue The true and acceptable Principles of Mortification shall be afterward insisted on Hatred of Sin as Sin not only as galling or disquieting sence of the Love of Christ in the Cross lyes at the bottome of all true spiritual Mortification Now it is certain that that which I speak of proceeds from self-love Thou settest thy self with all diligence and earnestness to mortifie such a Lust or Sin what is the Reason of it It disquiets thee it hath taken away thy peace it fills thy heart with sorrow and trouble and fear thou hast no rest because of it Yea but Friend thou hast neglected Prayer or Reading thou hast been vain and loâ—se in thy Conversation in other things that have not been of the same nature with that lust wherewith thou art perplexed These are no less sins and evils than those under which thou groanest Jesus Christ bled for Them also Why dost thou not set thy self against them also If thou hatedst sin as Sin every evil way thou wouldst be no less watchfull against every thing that grieves and disquiets the Spirit of God than against that which grieves and disquiets thine own Soul It is evident that thou contendest against sin meerly because of thy own trouble by it Would thy Conscience be quiet under it thou would'st let it alone Did it not disquiet thee it should not be disquieted by thee Now canst thou think that God will set in with such hypocritical Endeavours that ever his Spirit will bear witness to the treachery and Falshood of thy Spirit Dost thou think he will ease thee of that which perplexeth Thee that thou mayst be at liberty to that which no less grieves Him No sayes God here is one if he could be rid of this Lust I should never hear of him more let him wrestle with this or he is lost Let not any man think to do his own work that will not do God's God's work consists in universal Obedience To be freed of the present perplexity is their own only Hence is that of the Apostle 2 Cor. 7.1 Cleanse your selves from all pollution of Flesh and Spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord. If we will do any thing we must do all things So then not onely an intense Opposition to this or that peculiar lust but it is an universal humble Frame and Temper of Heart with watchfulness over every Evil and for the performance of every Duty that is accepted 2. How know'st thou but that God hath suffered the Lust wherewith thou hast been perplexed to get strength in thee and power over thee to chasten thee for thy other Negligences and common Lukewarmness in walking before him at least to awaken thee to the consideration of thy wayes that thou mayst make a through work and change in thy course of walking with him The Rage and predominancy of a particular Lust is commonly the fruit and issue of a careless negligent course in general and that upon a double account 1 As its natural Effect if I may so say Lust as I shewed in general lyes in the Heart of every one even the best whilest he lives and think not that the Scripture speaks in vain that it is subtle cunning crafty that it seduces entices fights â—ebells Whilest a man keeps a diligent Watch over his Heart its Root and Fountain whilest above all keepings he keeps his Heart whence are the issues of Life and Death Lust withers and dyes in it But if through Negligence it makes an Eruption any particular way gets a passage to the Thoughts by the Affections and from them and by them perhaps breaks out into open sin in the Conversation the strength of it bears that way it hath found out and that way mainly it urgeth untill having got a passage it then vexes and disquiets and is not easily to be restrained Thus perhaps a man may be put to wrestle all his dayes in sorrow with that which by a strict universal Watch might easily have been prevented 2 As I said God often-times suffers it to chasten our other Negligences for as with Wicked men he gives them up to one Sin as the Judgement of another a greater for the punishment of a less or one that will hold them more firmly and securely for that which they might have possibly obtained a Deliverance from So even with his own he may he doth leave them sometimes to some vexatious distempers either to prevent or cure some other Evil So was the