Suffenus 07 Thursday Aug 2014 Posted by memoirandremains in John Owen, Thomas Goodwin ≈ Leave a comment Tags2 Timothy 2:22, Internet, John Owen, Pride, Reformation 21, Suffenus, Thomas Goodwin Because of the internet, and thus the ability to “self-publish”, there are a plethora of “Suffenuses” causing all sorts of trouble for the church. John Owen used the term “Suffenus” to describe young theologians who think they know it all. Suffenus was a poet, a tad incompetent, but in no way lacking confidence in his own abilities. Those (overly) pleased with their intellectual powers were, says Owen, called “Suffenuses.” These types are blind to their own faults but bitterly attack the faults of others.
