A53688:1509
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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If we speak of Rewards Promised in order to the moving or inclining of the wills of men towards such or such actions and ways, of which kind also the Rewards mentioned in the Scriptures, as yet remaining to be conferred by God upon men, are, the case is yet more clear, viz. That they are appropriate unto such actions and ways, unto the Election and choice whereof men are not necessitated in one kind or other; especially •ot by any Physical or foreign power; For to what purpose should a Reward be Promised unto me, to Persuade or make me willing to engage in such or such a course, or to perform such & such a service in case I be necessitated to the same engagement or performance otherwayes? Or what place is there left for a Moral inducement, where a Physical necessity hath done the execution• or if the Moral inducement hath done the execution, & sufficiently raised & engaged the will to the action, with what congruity of Reason, yea or common sense, can a Physical necessity be superinduced.
If we speake of Rewards Promised in order to the mooving or inclining of the wills of men towards such or such actions and wayes, of which kind also the Rewards mentioned in the Scriptures, as yet remaining to be conferred by God upon men, are, the case is yet more cleare, viz. That they are appropriate unto such actions aud wayes, unto the Election and choice whereof men are not necessitated in one kinde or other; especially •ot by any Physicall or forreigne power; For to what purpose should a Reward be Promised unto me, to Perswade or make me willing to ingage in such or such a course, or to performe such & such a service in case I be nessitated to the same ingagement or performance otherwayes? Or what place is there left for a Morall inducement, where a Physicall necessity hath done the execution or if the Morall inducement hath done the execution, & sufficiently raised & ingaged the will to the action, with what congruity of Reason, yea or common sence, can a Physicall necessity be superinduced.