A53688:1002
The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance
The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed, or, The certain permanency of their 1. acceptation with God & 2. sanctification from God manifested & proved from the 1. eternal principles 2. effectual causes 3. external means thereof ... vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against it, in his book entitled Redemption redeemed : with some digressions concerning 1. the immediate effects of the death of Christ ... : with a discourse touching the epistles of Ignatius, the Episcopacy in them asserted, and some animadversions on Dr. H.H. his dissertations on that subject / by John Owen ...The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed, or, The certain permanency of their 1. acceptation with God & 2. sanctification from God manifested & proved from the 1. eternal principles 2. effectuall causes 3. externall meanes thereof ... vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against it, in his book entituled Redemption redeemed : with some degressions concerning 1. the immediate effects of the death of Christ ... : with a discourse touching the epistles of Ignatius, the Episcopacy in them asserted, and some animadversions on Dr. H.H. his dissertations on that subject / by John Owen ...
London: printed by Leon. Lichfield, 1654
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1. By giving us the knowledge of the will of God, in all Wisdom and Spiritual Understanding. Col. 1. 9. carrying us on unto all Riches of the full assurance of Understanding, to the acknowledgement of God, and of the Father, and of Christ, Cap. 2. 2. This is that Spiritual, Habitual, Saving Illumination, which he gives to the Souls of them, to whom he is given: He, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, by him, shining into their minds, to give them the knowledge of his Glory in the face of Jesus Christ, 2 Cor. 4. 6. This is else where termed translating from darkness to light: opening blind eyes, 1giving light to them that are in darkness, 2freeing us from the Condition of natural men, who discern not the things that are of God. 3This the Apostle makes his design to clear up and manifest 1 Cor. 1. He tells you,4