A53688:1269
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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Mr Goodwins second Argument is,1 that which of all others in this case, he seemeth to lay most weight upon: and which he pursueth at large in 17 Pages, and as many Sections, treating in it concerning the Ministry of the Gospel, and the usefulness of the Exhortations, Threatenings, and Promises thereof. For an entrance into the consideration of it, I must needs say Non venit ex pharetris ista sagitta tuis. For besides that M. Goodwin hath taken very little pains in the improvement of it (considering how it was provided to his hand by the Remonstrants at the Synod of Dort, and that which he hath done farther, consisting in a mere useless and needless stuffing of it, with sundry Notions taken out of their first Argument and fifth (De modo conversionis) of the manner of the Spirits operation in and upon the Soul, in its first conversion to God) it was the old song of the Pelagians and Semi-Pelagians, in their dealing with Augustine, Fulgentius, Hilarius, Prosper, by them at large confuted, renewed by Castallio, and Erasmus, against Luther, after it had been sifted and rejected by the more learned Schoolmen in former ages: What ever it be, and how ever it is now come to hand, being taught to speak out Language, and that in the best fashion, the consideration of it must not be declined. And thus it is proposed.
Mr Goodwins second Argument is,1 that which of all others in this case, hee seemeth to lay most weight upon: and which he pursueth at large in 17 Pages, and as many Sections, treating in it concerning the Ministry of the Gospell, and the usefulnesse of the Exhortations, Threatnings, and Promises thereof. For an entrance into the consideration of it, I must needs say Non venit ex pharetris ista sagitta tuis. For besides that M. Goodwin hath taken very little paines in the improvement of it (considering how it was provided to his hand by the Remonstrants at the Synod of Dort, and that which he hath done farther, consisting in a meere uselesse and needlesse stuffing of it, with sundry Notions taken out of their first Argument and fifth (De modo conversionis) of the manner of the Spirits operation in and upon the Soule, in its first conversion to God) it was the old song of the Pelagians and Semi-Pelagians, in their dealing with Austine, Fulgentius, Hilarius, Prosper, by them at large confuted, renewed by Castallio, and Erasmus, against Luther, after it had been sifted and rejected by the more learned Schoolemen in former ages: What ever it be, and how ever it is now come to hand, being taught to speake out Language, and that in the best fashion, the consideration of it must not be declined. And thus it is proposed.