A53688:1019
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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2. From the want of the latter, it is, that we our selves are so slow in receiving some parts of Truth, and do find it so difficult to convince others of some other parts of it, which to us are written with the beams of the Sun. Unless the Truth it self be rendered a Glory to the understanding, and the ⟨p. 201⟩mind be actually enlightened, as to the Truth represented, it is not to be received in a spiritual manner. Those who know at all, what the Truth is, as the Truth is in Jesus, will not take it up upon any other more common account; Sometimes in dealing with Godly Persons, to convince them of a Truth, we are ready to admire their Stupidity, or perverseness, that they will not receive that, which shines in with so broad a Light upon our spirits. The truth is, until the Holy Spirit sends forth the Light and Power mentioned, it is impossible, that their minds and hearts should rest, and acquiesce in any Truth whatever. But
2. From the want of the latter, it is, that we our selves are so slow in receiving some partes of Truth, and do find it so difficult to convince others of some other parts of it, which to us are written with the beames of the Sunne. Unlesse the Truth it selfe be rendred a Glory to the understanding, and the ⟨p. 201⟩mind be actually inlightned, as to the Truth represented, it is not to be received in a spirituall manner. Those who know at all, what the Truth is, as the Truth is in Jesus, will not take it up upon any other more common account; Somtimes in dealing with Godly Persons, to convince them of a Truth, we are ready to admire their Stupidity, or perversenesse, that they will not receive that, which shines in with so broad a Light upon our spirits. The truth is, untill the Holy Spirit sends forth the Light and Power mentioned, it is impossible, that their minds and hearts should rest, and acquiesce in any Truth whatever. But
4. From this Indwelling of the Spirit, 1