The Nature of Apostasy

This book by John Owen has an interesting subtitle. Read for yourself:

THE NATURE OF APOSTASY FROM THE
PROFESSION OF THE GOSPEL AND THE
PUNISHMENT OF APOSTATES DECLARED,

IN

AN EXPOSITION OF HEBREWS 6:4-6;

WITH

An Inquiry Into The Causes And Reasons Of The Decay Of The
Power Of Religion In The World, Or The Present General
Defection From The Truth, Holiness, And Worship Of The Gospel;
Also, Of The Proneness Of Churches And Persons Of All Sorts
Unto Apostasy.

WITH REMEDIES AND MEANS OF PREVENTION.

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES — JOHN 5:39.

To say nothing of the hilarious fact that the title is nearly a half page in itself (in typical Puritan fashion), I find the lowercase paragraph to be of utmost interest. It was written in 1676. I wonder what he'd say if he were alive today. He would probably say the second coming was imminent. And I would probably agree with him.

But that's just idle speculation ...

PS: A link to this book is in my Top Reads list to the right.