Saturday, May 20, 2006
from Indwelling sin in believers bys John Owen
We have not yet brought unto an issue the first way of the working of deceit of sin, -namely, in its drawing away of the mind from its duty, which we insist upon the longer upon a double account:
First, Becuause of its improtance and concernment. If the mind be drawn off, if it be tainted, weakened, turned aside from due and strict attendance unto its charge and office, the whole soul, will, and affections are certainly entangled and drawn into sin; as hath been in part declared, and will afterward appear. This we ought therefore to give diligent heed unto; which is the design of the apostle's exhortation: Hebrews 2:1, "Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest any time we should let them slip". It is a failure of our minds, by the deceitfulness of sin, in losing the lift, power, sense, and impression of the word, which he cautions us against. And there is no way to prevent it but by giving of most "earnest heed unto the things which we have heard;" which expresseth the whole duty of our minds in attending unto obedience.
p 233
John Owen wrote deep and hard works. It is good to study such books to gain knowledge from them.
First, Becuause of its improtance and concernment. If the mind be drawn off, if it be tainted, weakened, turned aside from due and strict attendance unto its charge and office, the whole soul, will, and affections are certainly entangled and drawn into sin; as hath been in part declared, and will afterward appear. This we ought therefore to give diligent heed unto; which is the design of the apostle's exhortation: Hebrews 2:1, "Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest any time we should let them slip". It is a failure of our minds, by the deceitfulness of sin, in losing the lift, power, sense, and impression of the word, which he cautions us against. And there is no way to prevent it but by giving of most "earnest heed unto the things which we have heard;" which expresseth the whole duty of our minds in attending unto obedience.
p 233
John Owen wrote deep and hard works. It is good to study such books to gain knowledge from them.
