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Of Temptation
Of temptation the nature and power of it. The danger of entering into it. And the means of preventing the danger. With a resolution of sundry cases thereunto belonging, / by John Owen, D.D.Of temptation the nature and povver of it. The danger of entring into it. And the meanes of preventing the danger. With a resolution of sundry cases thereunto belonging, / by John Owen, D.D.
Oxford: printed by H. Hall for T. Robinson, 1658
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Temptation then in General! is any Thing, state, way, condition, that upon any account whatever, hath a force or efficacy to seduce, to draw the mind, ⟨p. 16⟩and heart of a man from that obedience which God requires of him, into any sin, in any degree of it whatever.
Temptation then in Generall! is any Thing, state, way, condition, that upon any account whatever, hath a force or efficacy to seduce, to draw the mind, ⟨p. 16⟩and heart of a man from that obedience which God requires of him, into any sinne, in any degree of it whatever.
In particular, that is a Temptation to any man, which causes, or occasions him to sin, or in any thing to go off from his duty, either by bringing evil into his heart, or drawing out that evil, that is in his heart, or any other way, diverting him from communion with God, and that constant, equal, universal obedience, in matter, and manner, that is required of him.
In particular, that is a Temptation to any man, which causes, or occasions him to sinne, or in any thing to goe off from his dutie, either by bringing evill into his heart, or drawing out that evill, that is in his heart, or any other way, diverting him from communion with God, and that constant, equall, universall obedience, in matter, and manner, that is required of him.
For the clearing of this description, I shall only observe that, Though temptation seems to be of a more active importance, and so to denote only the power of seduction to sin it self, yet in the Scripture it is commonly taken in a neuter sense, and denotes the matter of the Temptation, or the thing whereby we are tempted.