A53688:1060
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. First,1 because the Spirit dwells in us, we are therefore to consider, and dispose of our persons, as Temples of the Holy Ghost, that is, of this Indwelling Spirit: the Scripture manifesting hereby, that the Doctrine of the Indwelling of the Spirit, is not only a Truth, but a very useful Truth, being made the Fountain of, and the enforcement unto so great a duty. He dwells in us, and we are to look well to his habitation; our Saviour tells us, that when the evil Spirit finds his dwelling swept and garnished, 2he instantly takes possession, and brings company with him: he will not be absent from it, when 'tis fitted for his turn. In reference to the Saints, and their holy Indweller, this the Apostle urgeth. 1 Cor. 6. 19. Your Bodies are the Temples of the Holy Ghost, which dwells in you, whence he concludes, whose ye are, not your own, and therefore ought to glorify God in your Bodies; From hence is the strength of his Argument, for the avoiding of all uncleanness. v. 16. 17. Know ye not that he who is joined to an Harlot, is one body? he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit: fly Fornication, know ye not that your Body is the Temple of the Holy Ghost? On this account also doth he press to universal holiness. 1 Cor: 3. 16. 17. Know ye not that ye are the Temples of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? if any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are. In v. 12. 13. 14. the Apostle discovers the fruitlessness of Building hay and stubble, light and unsound Doctrines or practises, upon the foundation of Faith in Jesus Christ once laid, and tells us, that all such things shall burn and suffer loss, and put the contrivers and workers of them to no small difficulty, in escaping like men, when the Garments they are clothed withal, are on fire about them. On the account of this sad event, of foolish and careless walking, he presses v.16. as was said, earnestly to universal Holiness, laying down as the great motive thereunto, that which we have insisted on, viz. the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us: know ye not that ye are the Temple of God? The Temple, wherein God of old did dwell, was built with hewen stone, Cedar, Wood, and overlaid with pure Gold; and will ye now, who are the spiritual Temple of God, build up your Souls with hay, and stubble?