A53688:1474
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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Ans. What,1 and who they were, who are thus represented by Mr Goodwin, in their receiving and embracing of that Doctrine, which with the great travel of their Souls all their days they Preached and pressed to, and upon others, is known to all. The Persons I named before, (one of them only excepted) with all those eminent, burning, and shining Lights, which for so many years have laboured with Renown and success, to the astonishment of the world in the Preaching of the Gospel in this Nation, are the men intended. Doubtless such thoughts have not in former days been entertained of them, however the contemplation of any mans own ability may now raise him to contempt of them. M. Perkins received this Doctrine, and therefore all the Godly Ministers of this Nation did so to. If any one of the like esteem with him did fall off from it; (Now whom they should obtain to lead them, of equal reputation and acceptance with him who hath in vain attempted it, I know not,) they would quickly follow, (not like Shepherds but Sheep) into an opposition thereunto. Those who have not very slight thoughts of them, which doubtless they that are fallen a sleep did not deserve, will scarcely suppose that they entertained a Truth of so great importance as this upon so easy terms as these insinuated; or that they would have parted with it, at so cheap a rate.
Ans. What,1 and who they were, who are thus represented by Mr Goodwin, in their receiving and imbracing of that Doctrine, which with the great travell of their Soules all their dayes they Preached and pressed to, and upon others, is knowne to all. The Persons I named before, (one of them only excepted) with all those eminent, burning, and shining Lights, which for so many yeares have laboured with Renowne and successe, to the astonishment of the world in the Preaching of the Gospell in this Nation, are the men intended. Doubtlesse such thoughts have not in former dayes been entertained of them, however the contemplation of any mans owne ability may now raise him to contempt of them. M. Perkins received this Doctrine, and therefore all the Godly Ministers of this Nation did so to. If any one of the like esteeme with him did fall off from it; (Now whom they should obtaine to lead them, of equall reputation and acceptance with him who hath in vaine attempted it, I know not,) they would quickly follow, (not like Shepheards but Sheep) into an opposition thereunto. Those who have not very slight thoughts of thē, which doubtlesse they that are fallen a sleep did not deserve, will scarcely suppose that they entertained a Truth of so great importance as this upon so easie tearmes as these insinuated; or that they would have parted with it, at so cheape a rate.