A53688:1370
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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That which we affirm concerning the Words of God by his Angel, 1to Paul, is, That that they were such a Promise as could not but infallibly be accomplished, according to the tenor of what is in those words expressed, nor in respect of the Faithfulness of God could it otherwise be, but that it must so fall out and come to pass as was appointed, although the accomplishment of it was to be brought about by the eminent Blessing of God, upon the means that were to be used by them to whom, and concerning whom it was given.
That which we affirme concerning the Words of God by his Angell, 1to Paul, is, That that they were such a Promise as could not but infallibly be accomplished, according to the tenour of what is in those words exprest, nor in respect of the Faithfulnesse of God could it otherwise be, but that it must so fall out and come to passe as was appointed, although the accomplishment of it was to be brought about by the eminent Blessing of God, upon the meanes that were to be used by them to whom, and concerning whom it was given.
- 1§. 45.
For first, the Promise was not only concerning the Mariners and the rest in the ship, for the preservation of whom the means formerly mentioned were used, but of Paul's appearance before Caesar, a great and eminent work whereunto he was designed Acts 9. 15. Fear not Paul thou must be brought before Caesar, Look then what infallibility in respect of the Event there was, as to Paul's appearance before Caesar, the same there was in the preservation of the lives of the rest with him; Now although the staying of the Mariners from going out of the ship, was a means that Paul was kept a live to be brought before Caesar, yet can any one be so forsaken of common sense as to say, that it was the Condition of the purpose of God concerning the fulfilling of that Testimony, which according to his appointment Paul was to make at Rome, with all the mighty and successful travel for the propagation of the Gospel, which he after this was engaged in, Was it all now cast upon the fall of an uncertain condition not at all determined of God as to its accomplishment? Doth the infinitely wise God delight to put the purposes of his heart, and those of so great concernement to the Kingdom of his Son and his own Glory in the everlasting welfare of innumerable souls to such uncertain hazards, which by various ways obvious and naked before his eyes, he could have pretended.