A53688:1449
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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CAP. XIII.
1. The maintainers and propagators of the several Doctrines under contest, taken into consideration. 2. The necessity of so doing from M. G. undertaking to make the comparison. This inquiry confined to those of our own Nation. 3. The chief Assertors of this Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance in this Nation since it received any opposition, what was their Ministry, and what their Lives. 4. M.G's plea in this case. 5. The first Objection against his Doctrine by him proposed, Second, and Third. 6. His Answers to these Objections considered. Removed: His own Word and Testimony offered against the experience of Thousands. 7. The Persons pointed to by him, and commanded, considered. 8. The principles of those Persons he opposeth vindicated. 9. Of the Doctrine of the Primitive Christians, as to this head of Religion. Grounds of mistake in reference to their judgements. 10. The first Reformers constant to themselves in their Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance. 11. Of the influence of M. Perkins his judgement on the propagation of the Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance. 12. Who the Persons were on whom his judgement is supposed to have such an influence. 13. The consent of Foreign Churches making void this surmise. 14. What influence the Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance had into the holiness of its Professors. 15. Of the unworthiness of the Persons who in this Nation have Asserted the Doctrine of Apostasy: the suitableness of this Doctrine to their practises. 16. Mr G. attempt to take off this charge. 17. How far mens Doctrines may be judged by their lives. 18. Mr G's Reasons why Episcopalise, Arminianised, the first. 19. Considered and disproved. 20. His discord, &c. 21. General Apostasy of men entertain the Arminian tenets. 22. The close.
1. The maintainers and propagators of the severall Doctrines under contest, taken into consideration. 2. The necessity of so doing from M. G. undertaking to make the comparison. This inquiry confined to those of our own Nation. 3. The chiefe Assertors of this Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance in this Nation since it received any opposition, what was their Ministry, and what their Lives. 4. M.G's plea in this case. 5. The first Objection against his Doctrine by him proposed, Second, and Third. 6. His Answers to these Objections considered. Removed: His own Word and Testimony offer'd against the experience of Thousands. 7. The Persons pointed to by him, and commanded, considered. 8. The principles of those Persons he opposeth vindicated. 9. Of the Doctrine of the Primitive Christians, as to this head of Religion. Grounds of mistake in reference to their judgements. 10. The first Reformers constant to themselves in their Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance. 11. Of the influence of M. Perkins his judgement on the propagation of the Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance. 12. Who the Persons were on whom his judgement is supposed to have such an influence. 13. The consent of Forraine Churches making void this surmize. 14. What influence the Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance had into the holinesse of its Professors. 15. Of the unworthinesse of the Persons who in this Nation have Asserted the Doctrine of Apostasy: the suitablenesse of this Doctrine to their practises. 16. Mr G. attempt to take off this charge. 17. How farre mens Doctrines may be judged by their lives. 18. Mr G's Reasons why Episcopalise, Arminianised, the first. 19. Considered and disproved. 20. His discord, &c. 21. Generall Apostasy of men entertaine the Arminian tenents. 22. The close.