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A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the…
A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews viz, on the sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, and tenth chapters : wherein together with the explication of the text and context, the priesthood of Christ ... are declared, explained and confirmed : as also, the pleas of the Jews for the continuance and perpetuity of their legal worship, with the doctrine of the principal writers of the Socinians about these things, are examined and disproved / by J. Owen ...
London: printed for Nathaniel Ponder, 1680
Exegesis of chapter 6 › Exegesis of verses 1, 2: Verse 1, 2.
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(2) Universal, as to the object of it. It respects all Sin, and every Sin, every crooked path, and every step therein. It absolutely excludes all reserves for any Sin. To profess Repentance, and yet with an express reserve for any Sin, approacheth very near the great Sin of Lying to the Holy Ghost. It is like Ananias his keeping back part of the Price when the whole was devoted. And these Soul-destroying Reserves which absolutely overthrow the whole Nature of Repentance, do commonly arise from one of these pretences or occasions.
(1) That the Sin reserved is small, and of no great importance. It is a little one. But true Repentance respects the Nature of Sin, which is in every Sin equally, the least as well as the greatest. The least reserve for Vanity, Pride, Conformity to the world, inordinate Desires or Affections, utterly overthrow the Truth of Repentance, and all the benefits of it.
(2) That it is so useful as that, at least at present, it cannot be parted withal. So Naaman would reserve his bowing before the King in the House of Rimmon, because his Honours and Preferments depended thereon. So is it with many in their course of Life, or Trading in the world; some advantages by crooked ways seem as useful to them as their right hand, which they cannot as yet cut off and cas• from them. This therefore they have a secret reserve for, though it may not be express, yet real and effectual. But he who in this case will not part with a right Eye, or a right hand, must be content to go with them both into Hell fire.
(2) That it is so useful as that, at least at present, it cannot be parted withall. So Naaman would reserve his bowing before the King in the House of Rimmon, because his Honours and Preferments depended thereon. So is it with many in their course of Life, or Trading in the world; some advantages by crooked ways seem as useful to them as their right hand, which they cannot as yet cut off and cas from them. This therefore they have a secret reserve for, though it may not be express, yet real and effectual. But he who in this case will not part with a right Eye, or a right hand, must be content to go with them both into Hell fire.