A53688:1016
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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Secondly,1 Of Power, Isa. 35. 6. The breaking forth of Streams, makes not only the blind to see, but the lame to leap; Strength comes, as well as Light, by the pouring out of the Spirit on us: Strength for the receiving and practice of all his Gracious discoveries to us: He leads us, not only in General, implanting a saving Light in the mind, whereby it is disposed and enabled to discern Spiritual things, in a Spiritual manner, but also as to Particular Truths, rendering them Glorious, and Desirable, opening the mind and Understanding by new beams of Light, he leads the soul irresistibly into the receiving of the truths revealed: which is the second thing we have by him
Secondly,1 Of Power, Isa. 35. 6. The breaking forth of Streames, makes not only the blind to see, but the lame to leape; Strength comes, as well as Light, by the powring out of the Spirit on us: Strength for the receiving and practice of all his Gracious discoveries to us: He leades us, not only in Generall, implanting a saving Light in the minde, whereby it is disposed and enabled to discerne Spirituall things, in a Spirituall manner, but also as to Particular Truths, rendring them Glorious, and Desirable, opening the mind and Understanding by new beames of Light, he leades the soule irresistably into the receiving of the truths revealed: which is the second thing we have by him
I shall only observe for a close of this,1 one or two Consequences of the weight of this twofold Operation of the indwelling of Christ.