A53688:1089
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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This Answer hath long since ceased to be new to us:1 It is that indeed which is the shield, behind which Mr Goodwin lies, to avoid the force of all manner of Arguments pointed against himself, though it be the most weak and frivolous, that ever, I suppose, was used in so weighty a matter; It is here cast (as he hath many moulds and shapes to cast it in) into a denial of the Assumption of our Syllogism, and a Reason of that denial; First he denies, that Christ intercedes for Believers, that they may Persevere in their Faith; he prays not for their Perseverance.
This Answer hath long since ceased to be new to us:1 It is that indeed which is the shield, behinde which Mr Goodwin lyes, to avoide the force of all manner of Arguments pointed against himselfe, though it be the most weake and frivolous, that ever, I suppose, was used in so weighty a matter; It is here cast (as he hath many moulds and shapes to cast it in) into a denyall of the Assumption of our Syllogisme, and a Reason of that deniall; First he denies, that Christ intercedes for Believers, that they may Persevere in their Faith; he prayes not for their Perseverance.
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2. His Reason of this is two fold; 1. A supposal, that they may prove so wicked, as not to continue Believing. 2. A description of what Christ Intercedes for, in the behalf of Believers, viz. that they may continue in Gods Love, if they do continue to Believe, notwithstanding all their affictions: Homo homini quid interest? Whether men will or no, these must pass for Oracular Dictates.
2. His Reason of this is two fold; 1. A supposall, that they may prove so wicked, as not to continue Believing. 2. A description of what Christ Intercedes for, in the behalfe of Believers, viz. that they may continue in Gods Love, if they doe continue to Believe, notwithstanding all their affictions: Homo homini quid interest? Whether men will or no, these must passe for Oracular Dictates.