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The kind of searching analysis which would help to clarify their thoughts and concentrate their sense of conviction is largely absent from the contemporary pulpit and from the Christian literature of the day.<\/p>\n<p>But such help is available, and can be found in works like Octavius Winslow&#8217;s <em>Personal Declension and Revival<\/em>. It discusses the areas of life in which backsliding takes place, examines the consequences, and in the concluding chapters points to the Lord who is the restorer and keeper of his people.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of time since this book was first published in 1841 has not diminished its value, and the fact that it has been frequently reprinted eloquently testifies to its continuing spiritual usefulness.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toctoggle\">Table of Contents <a class=\"button\" href=\"#toc\">Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"table-of-contents\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>INCIPIENT DECLENSION<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>DECLENSION IN LOVE<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>DECLENSION IN FAITH<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>DECLENSION IN PRAYER<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>DECLENSION IN CONNEXION WITH DOCTRINAL ERROR<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ON GRIEVING THE SPIRIT<\/td>\n<td>128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>THE FRUITLESS AND THE FRUITFUL PROFESSOR<\/td>\n<td>146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>THE LORD, THE RESTORER OF HIS PEOPLE<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>THE LORD, THE KEEPER OF HIS PEOPLE<\/td>\n<td>187<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical, biblical counsel for those who have lost their decisive commitment to the Lord. 208pp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":128529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1249],"product_tag":[5927,5595],"class_list":{"0":"post-557","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-christian-living","7":"product_tag-backsliding","8":"product_tag-ebooks","9":"pa_binding-ebook","10":"pa_binding-paperback","11":"pa_binding-paperback-ebook","12":"pa_class-bp","13":"pa_era-19th-century","14":"pa_format-book","15":"pa_isbn-19803","16":"pa_original-pub-date-2856","17":"pa_page-count-2272","18":"pa_recent-pub-date-jan-1-1960","19":"pa_recent-pub-date-year-6128","20":"pa_theauthor-winslow-octavius","21":"pa_topic-encouragement","22":"pa_topic-spiritual-growth","24":"first","25":"instock","26":"purchasable","27":"product-type-variable","28":"has-default-attributes"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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