A53688:1353
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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1In the third place we have a Rhetorical flourish over that which he hath been laying out his strength against all this while being a mere repetition of ⟨p. 284⟩what hath been already tendered, and given into consideration over, and over; If God cause the Saints effectually to persevere (his terms of irresistibly and Necessitating, have been long since discharged from any farther attendance or service in this warfare) by Exhortations, then are all his Promises of Perseverance in vain; But why so? May not God enjoin the use of means, and promise by them the attainment of the End? May he not Promise that to us, which he will work himself effectually in us? If God effectually work in us, to give us by what means so ever a new heart, may he not promise to give us a new heart? Yea but amongst men this would be incongruous, yea ridiculous that a Father should Promise his son an inheritance & then persuade him to take heed that he may obtain it.
1In the third place we have a Rhethoricall flowrish over that which he hath been laying out his strength against all this while being a meere repetition of ⟨p. 284⟩what hath been already tendered, and given into consideration over, and over; If God cause the Saints effectually to persevere (his tearmes of irresistibly and Necessitating, have been long since discharged from any farther attendance or service in this warfare) by Exhortations, then are all his Promises of Perseverance in vaine; But why so? May not God injoyne the use of meanes, and promise by them the attainement of the End? May he not Promise that to us, which he will worke himselfe effectually in us? If God effectually worke in us, to give us by what meanes so ever a new heart, may he not promise to give us a new heart? Yea but amongst men this would be incongruous, yea ridiculous that a Father should Promise his sonne an inheritance & then perswade him to take heed that he may obtaine it.
- 1§. 41.