The Works of John Owen, Volume 5: Faith and Its Evidences

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Owen, John

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457

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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.'

Contents

	THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR	2
	To the Reader	3
	GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
	PREVIOUS UNTO THE EXPLANATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION.
	FIRSTLY, The general nature of justification	7
	SECONDLY, A due consideration of God,	13
	THIRDLY, A due sense of our apostasy from God,	20
	FOURTHLY, Opposition between works and grace,	24
	FIFTHLY, A commutation as unto sin and righteousness,	34
	SIXTHLY, Introduction of grace by Jesus Christ into the whole of our relation unto God,	44
	SEVENTHLY, General prejudices against the imputation of the righteousness of Christ	55
	EIGTHLY, Influence of the doctrine of justification into the first Reformation	64
	CHAPTER I.
	Justification by faith generally acknowledged-	70
	CHAPTER II.
	The nature of justifying faith in particular, or of faith in the exercise of it, whereby we are justified-	93
	CHAPTER III.
	Use of faith in justification; various conceptions about it-	107
	CHAPTER IV.
	The proper sense of these words, justification, and to justify, considered-	123
	CHAPTER V.
	Distinction of a first and second justification-	137
	CHAPTER VI.
	Evangelical personal righteousness; the nature and use of it-	152
	CHAPTER VII.
	Imputation, and the nature of it-	162
	CHAPTER VIII.
	Imputation of sin unto Christ-	175
	CHAPTER IX.
	Principal controversies about justification-	205
	CHAPTER X.
	Arguments for justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ-	223
	CHAPTER XI.
	Nature of the obedience or righteousness required unto justification-	240
	CHAPTER XII.
	Imputation of the obedience of Christ no less necessary than that of his suffering, on the same ground-	251
	CHAPTER XIII.
	The difference between the two covenants stated-	275
	CHAPTER XIV.
	All works whatever expressly excluded from any interest in our justification before God-	278
	CHAPTER XV.
	Of faith alone-	290
	CHAPTER XVI.
	Testimonies of Scripture confirming the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ-	295
	CHAPTER XVII.
	Testimonies out of the evangelists considered-	299
	CHAPTER XVIII.
	Testimonies out of the Epistles of Paul the apostle-	306
	Rom. v. 12-21. Boasting excluded in ourselves, asserted in God-	321
	Rom. x. 3, 4, explained and insisted on to the same purpose-	338
	1 Cor. i. 30. Christ, how of God made righteousness unto us-	344
	2 Cor. v. 21. In what sense Christ knew no sin-	347
	Gal. ii. 16	354
	Eph. ii. 8-10. Evidence of this testimony-
	356
	Phil. iii. 8, 9. Heads of argument from this testimony-	363
	CHAPTER XIX.
	Objections against the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ-	372
	CHAPTER XX.
	Seeming difference, no real contradiction, between the apostles Paul and James, concerning justification-	384
	GOSPEL GROUNDS AND EVIDENCES OF THE FAITH OF GOD’S ELECT.
	PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR	402
	To the Reader	404
	Evidences of the faith of God’s elect	405
	The first evidence of the faith of God’s elect	411
	The second evidence of the faith of God’s elect	422
	The third evidence of the faith of God’s elect	436
	The fourth evidence of the faith of God’s elect	442

About the 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.