A53688:1362
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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Secondly, As Sinners, or Agents disenabled in themselves for the work prescribed to them, and required of them, for the attaining of the end they aim at, namely, in Spiritual things: And on that account, he puts forth towards them, and in them the Efficacy of his Power, for the immediate and special working of those things in them, and by them, and which as Rational Creatures, bound unto an orderly obedience, they are Pressed and Exhorted unto: To manifest the inconsistency of such a procedure, and the unanswerableness of it, to the infinite Wisdom of God (though the Scripture expressly deliver it in innumerable places, as hath been shown) is that which by Mr Goodwin is in this discourse attempted; His particular endeavour in the place under Consideration is, to manifest that, when God promiseth to bring about & effect any thing infallibly (by the use of means) 'tis in vain altogether, that any Exhortation should be urged on them, who are to use the means so appointed, for the accomplishment of it. And to the instance above mentioned, concerning Paul he replies Ch. 13. Sect: 8.
Secondly, As Sinners, or Agents disenabled in themselves for the work prescribed to them, and required of them, for the attaining of the end they aime at, namely, in Spirituall things: And on that account, he puts forth towards them, and in them the Efficacy of his Power, for the immediate and speciall working of those things in them, and by them, and which as Rationall Creatures, bound unto an orderly obedience, they are Pressed and Exhorted unto: To manifest the inconsistency of such a procedure, and the unanswerablenesse of it, to the infinite Wisdome of God (though the Scripture expresly deliver it in innumerable places, as hath been shewen) is that which by Mr Goodwin is in this discourse attempted; His particular endeavour in the place under Consideration is, to manifest that, when God promiseth to bring about & effect any thing infallibly (by the use of meanes) 'tis in vaine altogether, that any Exhortation should be urged on them, who are to use the meanes so appointed, for the accomplishment of it. And to the instance above mentioned, concerning Paul he replies Ch. 13. Sect: 8.
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