Pilgrim,

Sorry for the slow reply. Was traveling.

I am refering to the general line of thought in the 5th head. What I read there is not remotely along the line that "over time besetting sins lose their control over us". Just take a look at, for example, the 4th Article:

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Although the weakness of the flesh cannot prevail against the power of God, who confirms and preserves true believers in a state of grace, yet converts are not always so influenced and actuated by the Spirit of God, as not in some particular instances sinfully to deviate from the guidance of divine grace, so as to be seduced by, and comply with the lusts of the flesh; they must, therefore, be constant in watching and prayer that they be not led into temptation. When these are neglected, they are not only liable to be drawn into great and heinous sins by Satan, the world and the flesh, but sometimes by the righteous permission of God actually fall into these evils. This the lamentable fall of David, Peter, and other saints described in Holy Scripture demonstrates.

It is just unclear to me where Robin finds, even in Scripture, that over time sin looses control over us.

Johan