A53688:1107
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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CAP. X.
1. The Improvement of the Doctrine of Perseverance in reference to the Obedience and Consolation of the Saints; why its tendency to the promoting of their Obedience is first handled, before their Consolation. 2. Five previous Observations concerning Gospel Truths in general, (1.) That all are to be received with equal reverence. (2.) That the end of them all is, to work the soul into a conformity to God; proved by several Scriptures, 2 Tim. 3. 16. Tit. 1. 1. &c. (3.) Some Truths have a more immediate tendency hereunto them others have. 2 Cor. 5. 14. (4.) Most weight is to be laid by Believers upon such. (5.) Men are not themselves to determine what Truths have most in them of this Tendency. &c. 3. Gospel Obedience, what it is, and why so called. 5. Its nature, (1) In the matter of it, which is All and Only the will of God. 5. (2) In the Form of it, which is considered, (1.) In the Principle setting it on work, Faith. (2.) In the manner of doing it, eying both Precepts and Promises. (3.) The end aimed at in it, the Glory of God as a Rewarder. Heb. 11. 6. Rom. 4. 4. 6. The Principle in us, whence it proceeds, which is the New man, the Spirit: proved. Eph. 3. 16, 17. &c. 7. What kind of Motives conduce most to the carrying on of this Obedience, namely, such as most cherish this New man, which they do most, that discover most of the Love of God, and his good will in Christ, such as these are alone useful to Mortification, and the subduing of the contrary Principle of Flesh, which hinders our Obedience; proved