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The Grace and Duty of Being Spiritually Minded
Phronemma tou pneumatou, or, The grace and duty of being spiritually-minded declared and practically improved / by John Owen ...Phronēma tou pneumatou, or, The grace and duty of being spiritually-minded declared and practically improved / by John Owen ...
London: printed by J.G. for Nathaniel Ponder, 1681
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. XVII
Decays in Spiritual Affections, with the Causes and Danger of them. Advice unto them who are sensible of the Evil of Spiritual Decays.
Decayes in Spiritual Affections, with the Causes and Danger of them. Advice unto them who are sensible of the Evil of Spiritual Decays.
IT must be acknowledged, that there is yet that which is worse than what we have yet insisted on, and more opposite unto the Growth of Affections in Conformity unto Heavenly things, which is the proper Character of those that are Spiritually renewed. And this is their Spiritual Decay manifesting it self in sensible and visible Effects.
Some there are, yea many, who upon the Beginning of a Profession of their Conversion unto God, have made a great appearance of vigorous, active, Spiritual Affections; yea, it is so with most, it may be, all who are really so converted. God takes notice of the Love of the Youth in his People, of the Love of their Espousals.