A90277:78
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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1. It doth the first by several ways.
1. It doth the first by severall wayes.
1. By long solicitations, causing the ⟨p. 26⟩mind frequently to converse with the evil solicited unto, it begets extenuating thoughts of it. If it make this process, it is coming towards its hour. It may be when first it began to press upon the soul, the soul was amazed with the ugly appearance of what it aimed at, and cried, am I a dog? if this indignation be not daily heightened, but the soul by conversing with the evil, begins to grow as it were familiar with it, not to be startled as formerly, but rather inclines to cry, is it not a little one? then the Temptation is coming towards its high noon, Lust hath then enticed and entangled, and is ready to conceive, Jam, 1. 14. of which more at large afterwards, in our enquiry, how we may know, whether we are entered into temptation, or no: our present inquest is after the hour and power of Temptation its self.
1. By long solicitations, causing the ⟨p. 26⟩mind frequently to converse with the evill solicited unto, it begets extenuating thoughts of it. If it make this processe, it is coming towards its houre. It may be when first it began to presse upon the soule, the soule was amazed with the ugly appearance of what it aymed at, and cryed, am I a dogge? if this indignation be not dayly heightened, but the soule by conversing with the evill, begins to grow as it were familiar with it, not to be startled as formerly, but rather enclines to cry, is it not a little one? then the Temptation is coming towards its high noone, Lust hath then entised and entangled, and is ready to conceive, Jam, 1. 14. of which more at large afterwards, in our enquiry, how we may know, whether we are entred into temptation, or no: our present inquest is after the houre and power of Temptation its selfe.