A53688:1552
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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For the first, he tells you, That the spirit acts not to the utmost efficacy of its vigour and strength, but only when his preventing motions are entertained: and Seconded, with a suitable concurrence in the hearts and wills of men: through a deficiency, and neglect whereof, he is said to be grieved, and quenched: i. e. to cease from other actings, or movings in men. This Truth, is the ground of such, and such sayings, in the sayings of Paul: for if you live after the flesh, ye shall dye: but if ye through the spirit, do mortify the deeds of the Body, ye shall live: for as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the Sons of God, &c.
For the first, he tells you, That the spirit acts not to the utmost efficacy of its vigour and strength, but only when his preventing motions are entertained: and Seconded, with a suitable concurrence in the hearts and wills of men: through a deficiency, and neglect whereof, he is said to be grieved, and quenched: i. e. to cease from other actings, or movings in men. This Truth, is the ground of such, and such sayings, in the sayings of Paul: for if you live after the flesh, ye shall dye: but if ye through the spirit, doe mortify the deeds of the Body, ye shall live: for as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the Sonnes of God, &c.
Ans. The Spirit here intended by M. Goodwin, is the Holy and Blessed spirit of Grace. What his actings to the just efficacy of his vigour and strength are M. Goodwin doth not explain. nor indeed notwithstanding the seeming significacy of that expression is able; It must be to act, either as much as he can, or as much as he will. That the Holy Spirit in opposing sin, acts to the utmost extent of his Omnipotency in any, I suppose will not be affirmed. If it be as much as he will, then the sense is, he will not in such cases, act as much as he will; what that signifies, we want some other expressive phrase to declare. To let this pass; let us see in the next place, what his actings to this just efficacy are suspended upon, it is them in case, his first preventing motions be received, and seconded.
Ans. The Spirit here intended by M. Goodwin, is the Holy and Blessed spirit of Grace. What his actings to the just efficacy of his vigour and strength are M. Goodwin doth not explaine. nor indeed notwithstanding the seeming significacy of that expression is able; It must be to act, either as much as he can, or as much as he will. That the Holy Spirit in opposing sinne, acts to the utmost extent of his Omnipotency in any, I suppose will not be affirmed. If it be as much as he will, then the sence is, he will not in such cases, act as much as he will; what that signifies, we want some other expressive phrase to declare. To let this passe; let us see in the next place, what his actings to this just efficacy are suspended upon, it is them in cafe, his first preventing motions be received, and seconded.