A53688:1496
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
You that truly Believe in my Son Jesus Christ,1 and are made partakers of my Holy Spirit, who being heirs of the Promises, and so have a Right to that abundant Consolation, that Joy in believing, which I am willing all of you should receive; I know your Fears, doubts, perplexities and Temptations, your failings, sins and back-slidings, and what sad thoughts on the account of the evil of your own hearts and ways you are exposed to, as that you shall never abide, nor be able to continue with me, and in my Love to the end: let the feeble knees be strengthened and the hands that hang down be lifted up: behold I have ordained good works for you to walk in, as the way wherein you are to walk for the attainment of the end of your Faith the Salvation of your souls; And to quicken you and stir you up hereunto, I have provided and established Effectual Ordinances, revealed in the Word of my Grace, whereunto you are to attend, and in the use of them according to my mind, to grow up into Holiness, in all manner of holy conversation, Watching, Fighting, Resisting, Contending with, and against all the Spiritual Enemy's of your souls; And as for me, this is my Covenant with you, that my Spirit which gives Efficacy to all the means, Ordinances and Advantages of Gospel Obedience, which I have afforded unto you, by whom I will fulfil in you all the good pleasure of my Goodness, and the work of Faith with Power, so making you meet for the Inheritance of the Saints in Light, and Preserving you to my Heavenly Kingdom, shall never depart from you; so that you also having my Law written in your hearts, shall never utterly and wickedly depart from me; And for such sins and follies as you shall be overtaken withal, I will graciously heal your backslidings and receive you freely.
You that truly Believe in my Sonne Jesus Christ,1 and are made partakers of my Holy Spirit, who being heirs of the Promises, and so have a Right to that abundant Consolation, that Joy in believing, which I am willing all of you should receive; I know your Feares, doubts, perplexityes and Temptations, your failings, sinnes and back-slidings, and what sad thoughts on the account of the evill of your owne hearts and wayes you are exposed to, as that you shall never abide, nor be able to continue with me, and in my Love to the end: let the feeble knees be strengthned and the hands that hang downe be lifted up: behold I have ordained goodworkes for you to walke in, as the way wherein you are to walke for the attainement of the end of your Faith the Salvation of your soules; And to quicken you and stirre you up hereunto, I have provided and established Effectuall Ordinances, revealed in the Word of my Grace, whereunto you are to attend, and in the use of them according to my mind, to grow up into Holinesse, in all manner of holy conversation, Watching, Fighting, Resisting, Contending with, and against all the Spirituall Enemy's of your soules; And as for me, this is my Covenant with you, that my Spirit which gives Efficacy to all the meanes, Ordinances and Advantages of Gospell Obedience, which I have afforded unto you, by whom I will fulfill in you all the goodpleasure of my Goodnesse, and the worke of Faith with Power, so making you meet for the Inheritance of the Saints in Light, and Preserving you to my Heavenly Kingdome, shall never depart from you; so that you also having my Law written in your hearts, shall never utterly and wickedly depart from me; And for such sinnes and follies as you shall be overtaken withall, I will graciously heale your backslidings and receive you freely.