A53688:1133
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. I say, it is only to the Command; for in vain do men worship him, teaching for Doctrines the Traditions of men. The most stupendous endeavours of men, the most laborious drudgery of their souls in Duties not commanded, are so far from Obedience, that they are as high Rebellions against God, as they can possibly engage themselves into.
2. I say, it is only to the Command; for in vaine do men worship him, teaching for Doctrines the Traditions of men. The most stupendious indeavours of men, the most laborious drudgery of their soules in Duties not commanded, are so far from Obedience, that they are as high Rebellions against God, as they can possibly ingage themselves into.
I might farther distinguish the matter, or substance of this Obedience, into the internal elicit Act of our souls, in Faith, Love, and the like Acts of moral, and everlasting Obedience, which are naturally, necessarily, and indispensably required in us, upon the account of the first Commandment, and the natural subjection, wherein we stand unto God, as his Creatures; improved and enlarged by the new Obligation put upon us, in being his Redeemed ones: (wherein indeed the main of our Obedience doth consist) And the outward instituted Duties of Religion, which God hath appointed for those former Acts of Obedience to be exercised in, and exerted by; But the former description of it, with the Intimation of its universality, may suffice.
I might farther distinguish the matter, or substance of this Obedience, into the internall elicite Act of our soules, in Faith, Love, and the like Acts of morall, and everlasting Obedience, which are naturally, necessarily, and indispensably required in us, upon the account of the first Commandement, and the naturall subjection, wherein we stand unto God, as his Creatures; improved and inlarged by the new Obligation put upon us, in being his Redeemed ones: (wherein indeed the maine of our Obedience doth consist) And the outward instituted Duties of Religion, which God hath appointed for those former Acts of Obedience to be exercised in, and exerted by; But the former description of it, with the Intimation of its universality, may suffice.