A53688:1600
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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Secondly, In respect of power. Lust tempts in unregenerate men out an absolute, uncontrollable dominion, and that with a morally irresistible efficacy; ⟨p. 345⟩All its dominion, as hath been showed, and very much of its strength is lost in Believers; this is the intendment of the Apostles discourse Rom. 6. concerning the crucifying of sin, by the death of Christ. The power, strength, vigour, and efficacy of it, is so far abated, weakened, mortified, that it cannot so effectually impel unto sin, as it doth when 'tis in perfect life and strength.
Secondly, In respect of power. Lust tempts in unregenerate men out an absolute, uncontrouleable dominion, and that with a morally irresistible efficacy; ⟨p. 345⟩All its dominion, as hath been shewed, and very much of its strength is lost in Believers; this is the intendment of the Apostles discourse Rom. 6. concerning the crucifying of sinne, by the death of Christ. The power, strength, vigour, and efficacy of it, is so far abated, weakned, mortified, that it cannot so effectually impell unto sin, as it doth when 'tis in perfect life and strength.
But you'll say then,1 If Lust be thus weakened in Believers, more than in others, how comes it to pass, that they do at any time fall into such great, and heinous sins, as sometimes they do, and have done? Will not this argue them, to be even worse than unregenerate persons, seeing they fall into sin upon easier terms, and with less violence of impulse from Indwelling sin than they?
But you'l say then,1