The Works of John Owen

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Volume 5: Faith and its Evidences

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John Owen

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Weight	1.5 lbs
Dimensions	8.8 × 5.75 × 1.25 in
ISBN	9780851510675
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	Jesus Christ, Justification, Prayer, Salvation
Original Pub Date	1689 (actually 1826)
Banner Pub Date	Sep 1, 1965
Page Count	457
Scripture	Whole Bible
Format	Book

Commendation of Volume 5

‘The biblical doctrine of justification by faith is that by which the church stands or falls – so thought Martin Luther. John Owen was of the same conviction. Volume 5 of Owen’s works consists of two works: Evidences of the Faith of God’s Elect – a short, valuable exposition of the characteristics of saving faith – and his much longer, magisterial treatise, The Doctrine of Justification by Faith. The great theme of this latter work is that the believer is justified by the imputation of the righteousness of Jesus Christ, by faith and not by works. As the apostle Paul says, ‘It is God who justifies’ (Rom. 8:33).

Owen was fighting here on three fronts: with the Roman Catholic, who taught that justification is by infusion, not imputation, of righteousness; with the Socinian, who denied that Christ made atonement for sins; and with those of Owen’s fellow-Protestants who taught that the believer’s evangelical obedience contributed to his justification. Each of these views is with us today. A careful reading of Owen’s work will arm the mind with biblical truth to ward off such errors and, more importantly, feed the soul with solid truth that brings glory to Christ and peace and joy to the believer’s heart.’

– ROBERT STRIVENS, Pastor, Bradford on Avon Baptist Church

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	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

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Commendation of Volume 5 ‘The biblical doctrine of justification by faith is that by which the church stands or falls – so thought Martin Luther. John Owen was of the same conviction. Volume 5 of Owen’s works consists of two works: Evidences of the Faith of God’s Elect – a short, valuable exposition of the […]