A53688:1695
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 Exposition M. Goodwin saith,1 if it can be made to stand upright, will bear the weight of the whole cause depending alone, but as it is, it argueth weakness to determine for our own sense, in a Controversy or Question, without giving a very substantial Reason for the Exposition. I doubt if M. Goodwins discourses in this Treatise, were to be tried by this Rule, a man might upon very substantial grounds & reasons call many of his assertions into Controversy; & because he addeth that such is his hard hap he can meet with no reasons at all, I must needs question whether he made any diligent search or no, to this purpose shall supply him with one, or two, that lye hard at hand.
This Exposition M. Goodwin saith,1 if it can be made to stand upright, will beare the weight of the whole cause depending alone, but as it is, it argueth weaknesse to determine for our own sence, in a Controversy or Question, without giving a very substantiall Reason for the Exposition. I doubt if M. Goodwins discourses in this Treatise, were to be tried by this Rule, a man might upon very substantiall grounds & reasons call many of his assertions into Controversy; & because he addeth that such is his hard hap he can meet with no reasons at all, I must needs question whether he made any dilligent search or no, to this purpose shall supply him with one, or two, that lye hard at hand.
- 1§. 62.
This then to be the intendment of the words is evident.
1. From the scope of the place and aim of the Apostle therein: This is to distinguish (as was said) betwixt the Children of God and of the Devil. The children of the Devil commit sin v. 8. He that committeth sin is of the Devil, as he giveth an instance of one that did so sin, v. 12. Cain (saith he) was of the Devil, he was of that wicked one and he committeth sin. How did Cain commit sin? impenitently, to death, that is the committing of sin which is ascribed to them that are of the Devil, of the wicked one; Now (saith he whosoever is borne of God doth not commit sin; that is, he doth not so commit sin as the Children of the Devil that wicked one do; He sins not to death with impenitency.