The Works of John Owen, Vol. 12: The Gospel Defended
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.'
Table of Contents:
THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL VINDICATED AND SOCINIANISM EXAMINED. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR | 3 | |
Dedication, | 5 | |
Epistle Dedicatory | 6 | |
Preface to the Reader, | 11 | |
Mr Biddle’s Preface to his Catechism, | 55 | |
Mr Biddle’s Preface briefly examined, | 59 | |
I | Mr Biddle’s first chapter examined-Of the Scriptures, | 85 |
II | Of the nature of God, | 86 |
III | Of the shape and bodily visible figure of God, | 98 |
IV | Of the attribution of passions and affections, anger, fear, repentance unto God-In what sense it is done in the Scripture, | 108 |
V | Of God’s prescience or foreknowledge, | 115 |
VI | Of the creation and condition of man before and after the fall, | 140 |
VII | Of the person of Jesus Christ, and on what account he is the Son of God, | 169 |
VIII | An entrance into the examination of the Racovian Catechism in the business of the deity of Christ -Their arguments against it answered; and testimonies of the eternity of Christ vindicated, | 205 |
IX | The pre-eternity of Christ farther evinced-Sundry texts of Scripture vindicated, | 236 |
X | Of the names of God given unto Christ, | 218 |
XI | Of the work of creation assigned to Jesus Christ, etc.-The confirmation of his eternal deity from thence, | 265 |
XII | All-ruling and disposing providence assigned unto Christ, and his eternal Godhead thence further confirmed, with other testimonies thereof, | 278 |
XIII | Of the incarnation of Christ, and his pre-existence thereunto, | 283 |
XIV | Sundry other testimonies given to the deity of Christ vindicated, | 304 |
XV | Of the Holy Ghost, his deity, graces, and operations, | 333 |
XVI | Of salvation by Christ, | 345 |
XVII | Of the mediation of Christ, | 346 |
XVIII | Of Christ’s prophetical office, | 348 |
XIX | Of the kingly office of Jesus Christ, and of the worship that is ascribed and due to him, | 371 |
XX | Of the priestly office of Christ-How he was a priest-When he entered on his office-And how he dischargeth it, | 397 |
XXI | Of the death of Christ, the causes, ends, and fruits thereof, with an entrance into the doctrine of his satisfaction thereby, | 411 |
XXII | The several considerations of the death of Christ as to the expiation of our sins thereby, and the satisfaction made therein-First, Of it as a price; secondly, As a sacrifice, | 419 |
XXIII | Of the death of Christ as it was a punishment, and the satisfaction made thereby | 433 |
XXIV | Some particular testimonies evincing the death of Christ to be a punishment. Properly so called | 443 |
XXV | A digression concerning the 53d chapter of Isaiah, and the vindication of it from the perverse interpretation of HUGO GROTIUS, | 455 |
XXVI | Of the matter of the punishment that Christ underwent, or what he suffered, | 485 |
XXVII | Of the covenant between the Father and the Son, the ground and foundation of this dispensation of Christ’s being punished for us and in our stead | 496 |
XXVIII | Of redemption by the death of Christ as it was a price or ransom, | 508 |
XXIX | Of reconciliation by the death of Christ as it is a sacrifice, | 531 |
XXX | The satisfaction of Christ, on the consideration of his death being a punishment farther evinced, and vindicated from the exceptions of Smalcius, | 542 |
XXXI | Of election and universal grace-Of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, | 551 |
XXXII | Of justification and faith, | 561 |
XXXIII | Of keeping the commandments of God, and of perfection of obedience-How attainable in this life | 564 |
XXXIV | Of prayer; and whether Christ prescribed a form of prayer to be used by believers; and of praying unto him and in his name under the old testament | 577 |
XXXV | Of the resurrection of the dead and the state of the wicked at the last day, | 581 |
[APPENDIX.] | ||
Of the Death of Christ, and of Justification, | 591 | |
A REVIEW OF THE ANNOTATIONS OF HUGO GROTIUS. | ||
PREFATORY NOTE BY THE EDITOR, | 618 | |
A Second Consideration of the Annotations of Hugo Grotius, | 619 | |
Epistles of Grotius to Crellius, | 638 |
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.