A53688:150
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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This being all that the Doctor hath to produce from the Scripture to his purpose in hand, I have transcribed it at large; for this being removed, all that follows, will fall of it's own accord.
This being all that the Doctour hath to produce from the Scripture to his purpose in hand, I have transcribed it at large; for this being removed, all that follows, will fall of it's own accord.
1 Then the dependence on, and subordination of lesser Cities, to the greater, is asserted ⟨image 19⟩as an Apostolical institution; Now because I suppose the Doctor will not assert, nor doth intend a civil dependence, and subordination of Cities, as such, among them selves, nor will a dependence as to Counsel, advice, assistance, and the like supplies which in their mutual Communion, the lesser Churches might receive from the greater and more eminent, serve his turn: but an Ecclesiastical dependence and subordination, such as whereby many particular Churches, with Inferior Officers residing in them, and with them, depended on, and were in subjection unto some one person of a superior order, commonly residing in some eminent City, and many of these Governors of a superior order in the greater Cities were in such subordination unto some one of high degree, termed a Metropolitan, and all this by Apostolical institution is that which he aimeth at, which being a most gallant adventure, in a waking generation, we shall doubtless find him quitting himself like a man in his undertaking.
1 Then the dependance on, and subordination of lesser Citties, to the greater, is asserted ⟨image 19⟩as an Apostolical institution; Now because I suppose the Doctour will not assert, nor doth intend a civil dependance, and subordination of Cities, as such, among them selves, nor will a dependance as to Counsel, advice, assistance, and the like supplies which in their mutual Communion, the lesser Churches might receive from the greater and more eminent, serve his turne: but an Ecclesiastical dependance and subordination, such as whereby many particular Churches, with Inferiour Officers residing in them, and with them, depended on, and were in subjection unto some one person of a superiour order, commonly residing in some eminent City, and many of these Governours of a superiour order in the greater Cities were in such subordination unto some one of high degree, termed a Metropolitan, and all this by Apostolical institution is that which he aymeth at, which being a most gallant adventure, in a waking generation, we shall doubtless find him quitting himselfe like a man in his undertaking.