The Works of John Owen

Volume 16: The Church and the Bible

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Weight 0.85 kg
Dimensions 22.3 × 14.3 × 3.9 cm
ISBN 9780851510613
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Cloth-bound

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Book

Page Count

616

Volume

16

Original Pub Date

1689 (actually 1826)

Banner Pub Date

Jan 1, 1968

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 VOL. X VI.
THE TRUE NATURE OF A GOSPEL CHURCH.
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 2
The Preface to the Reader, 3
I The subject-matter of the church, 11
II Of the formal cause of a particular church, 25
III Of the polity, rule, or discipline, of the church in general, 30
IV The officers of the church, 42
V The especial duty of pastors of churches, 74
VI Of the office of teachers in the church, or an inquiry into the state,

condition, and work, of those called teachers in the Scripture,

97
VII Of the rule of the church, or of ruling elders, 106
VIII The nature of church polity or rule, with the duty of elders, 130
IX Of deacons, 143
X Of excommunication, 151
XI Of the communion of churches, 183
A LETTER CONCERNING EXCOMMUNICATION
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 210
A Letter concerning the matter of the present Excommunications, 211
OF THE ADMTNISTRATION OF CHURCH CENSURES.
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 210
A Discourse concerning the Administration of Church Censures, 223
AN ANSWER UNTO TWO QUESTIONS.
PREFATORY NOTE DY THE EDITOR, 240
Question First, 241
Question Second, 245
Twelve Arguments, &c. 248
OF MARRYING AFTER DIVORCE,
PEFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 240
Of Marrying after Divorce in case of Adultery, 254
OF INFANT BAPTISM AND DIPPING.
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 240
Of Infant Baptism, 258
A Vindication of two passages in Irenseus against the exceptions of Mr Tombs, 263
Of Dipping, 266
REFLECTIONS ON A SLANDEROUS LIBEL,
PEFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 270
Reflections on a Slanderous Libel 271
TREATISES CONCERNING THE SCRIPTURES.
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 282
The Epistle Dedicatory, 283
OF THE DIVINE ORIGINAL OF THE SCRIPTURES,
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 206
I The divine original of the Scripture the sole foundation of its authority… 207
II The main question proposed to consideration… 306
III Arguments of two sorts-Inartificial arguments, by way of testimony to the truth… 313
IV Innate arguments in the Scripture of its divine original and authority… 318
V Of the testimony of the Spirit-Traditions-Miracles, 325
VI Consequential considerations, for the confirmation of the divine authority of the Script me, 337
INTEGRITY AND PURITY OF THE HEBREW AND GREEK TEXT,
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 345
I The occasion of this discourse… 347
II Of the purity of the originals… 353
III Of various lections in the Greek copies of the New Testament, 352
IV General premises… 367
V The original of the points proposed to consideration in particular-The im­portance of the points to the right understanding of the Scripture… 370
VI Arguments for the novelty of the Hebrew points proposed to consideration… 388
VII Of the דכהיבקררtheir nature and original… 401
VIII Of gathering various lections by the help of translations… 406
POSTHUMOUS SERMONS.
PREPATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, 424
SERMON
I THE FURNACE OF DIVINE WRATH.-EZEK. xxii. 17-22, 425
II THE WISDOM OF MAKIXG THE LORD OUR REFUGE.-PS. xiv. 6, 432
III FAITH’S ANSWER TO DIVINE REPROOFS.-HAB. ii. 1-4, 440
IV SPIRITUAL STRENGTH;-ITS REALITY, DECAY, AND RENOVATIONS .-ISA.xi. 31, 450
V HOLINESS URGED FROM THE LIABILITY OF ALL THINGS TO DISSOLUTION.-

2 PET. iii. 11,

456
VI THE OBLIGATION TO INCREASEIN GODLINESS.-l THESS. iv. 1, 469
VII PERILOUS TIMES.-2 TIM. iii. 1-5, 474
VIII THE MUTUAL CARE OF BELIEVERS OVER ONE ANOTHER – EPH. iv.15, 16, 477
IX NATIONAL SINS AND NATIONAL JUDGMENTS.-ISA. iii. 8, 9, 480
X THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS,-ISA. ivii. 1, 2, 488
XI THE HUMILIATION AND CONDESCENSION OF CHRIST.-PHIL. ii. 5-8, 493
XII ENOCH’S WALK WITH GOD.-GEN. v. 24, 501
XIII A FAST SERMON;- CHRISTIAN DUTIES UNDER THE HIDINGS OF GOD’S FACE.

-ISA. viii. 17,

514
THREE DISCOURSES SUITABLE TO THE LORD’S SUPPER’,
I Index to the Life of Owen, 535
II Index to the Notes by the Editor, 538
III Index to the ‘Works of Owen, according to the arrangement of the volumes

in the Goold edition of 1862,

547
IV Index to the Works of Owen in their alphabetical order-List of Owen’s

Prefaces to Works of other Authors,

549
V Index to Principal Subjects and Occasional Topics, 551
VI Index to the Principal Words and Phrases in other Languages Cited or Explained :-1. Hebrew, Chaldee, or Rabbinical; 2. Greek; 3. Latin, 596
VII Index to Passages of Scripture Explained, 602
VIII Index of References to Authors, Opinions, Councils, and Sayings, 608

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