Freedom from Sin’s Dominion (Owen) - Puritan Treasures for Today

The heart will be ruled by something. And we can be certain that sin’s purpose is not to merely tempt people but to reign over their hearts. Considering this, John Owen helps us understand what it means for sin to have dominion and discern whether it has such a mastery over us. More significantly, Owen points us to the power of grace to break sin’s dominion and set up a dominion of its own.

Read Owen and learn to distinguish the rebellion of sin from the dominion of sin.

First published as A Treatise of the Dominion of Sin and Grace (London 1688).

Series Description

Interest in the Puritans continues to grow, but many people find reading these giants of the faith a bit unnerving. This series seeks to overcome that barrier by presenting Puritan books that are convenient in size and unintimidating in length. Each book is carefully edited with modern readers in mind, smoothing out difficult language of a bygone era while retaining the meaning of the original authors. Books for the series are thoughtfully selected to provide some of the best counsel on important subjects that people continue to wrestle with today.

Contents

Preface

1. Understanding the Dominion of Sin

Part I: The Nature of Sin’s Dominion

2. The Evil of Sin’s Dominion
3. Further Properties of Sin’s Dominion

Part II: The Signs of Sin’s Dominion

4. The Difficulty of Discerning Sin’s Dominion
5. Sin Possessing the Imagination
6. Dangerous Signs of Sin’s Dominion
7. Graces and Duties for Mortifying Sin
8. Two Kinds of Hardness of Heart
9. Diagnosing the Dominion of Sin

Part III: The Assurance of Freedom from Sin’s Dominion

10. Sin’s Dominion over Those under the Law
11. Grace Gives Strength against Sin
12. Advice for Those Perplexed with Sin
13. Freedom through the Gospel
14. The Mercy of Deliverance from Sin’s Dominion
15. Be Sure You Are Not under Sin’s Dominion
16. Directions to Prevent Sin’s Dominion

About the Author

John Owen (1616–1683) was an English Puritan who served as vice-chancellor of Oxford University and pastor of congregations in Coggeshall and London.

Edited by Brian G. Hedges.