A53688:226
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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And this assertion of the Angelical Doctor is notably confirmed by Didacus Alvarez in his Vindication of it from the exception of Medina, that we make use of habits when we will, & if men will make use of their Habitual Grace, they may persevere, without relation to any After Grace of God: saith he: Respondetur, Habitibus quidem Nos uticùm volumus, sed ut velimus illis uti, praerequiritur Motio Dei efficax, praemovens Liberum Arbitrium, ut utatur Habitu ad operandum, & operetur bonum, praesertim quando Habitus sunt supernaturales; quia cùm pertineant ad superiorem Ordinem, habent specialem Rationem, propter quam potentia merè naturalis non utitur eisdem Habitibus, nisi speciali Dei Auxilio moveatur: Alvar: de Aux: Lib. 10. Disput. 100. Though received Graces are reckoned by him as supernatural Habits, yet such as we act not by, nor with, but from new supplies from God.
And this assertion of the Angelical Doctour is notably confirmed by Didacus Alvarez in his Vindication of it from the exception of Medina, that we make use of habits when we will, & if men will make use of their Habitual Grace, they may persevere, without relation to any After Grace of God: saith he: Respondetur, Habitibus quidem Nos uticùm volumus, sed ut velimus illis uti, praerequiritur Motio Dei efficax, praemovens Liberum Arbitrium, ut utatur Habitu ad operandum, & operetur bonum, praesertim quando Habitus sunt supernaturales; quia cùm pertineant ad superiorem Ordinem, habent specialem Rationem, propter quam potentia merè naturalis non utitur eisdem Habitibus, nisi speciali Dei Auxilio moveatur: Alvar: de Aux: Lib. 10. Disput. 100. Though received Graces are reckoned by him as supernatural Habits, yet such as we act not by, nor with, but from new supplies from God.
Having laid down this Principle, Thomas proceeds to manifest, that there is a special Grace of Perseverance, bestowed by God on some, and that on whomsoever it is bestowed, they certainly, and infallibly, persevere to the end: p: p: Quaest: 109: A: 10 C: and contrà Gent: Lib. 3▪ he proves this Assertion from P: 6. 1 Pet: 5: 10. Psal: 16.
Having layd down this Principle, Thomas proceeds to manifest, that there is a special Grace of Perseverance, bestowed by God on some, and that on whomsoever it is bestowed, they certainly, and infallibly, persevere to the end: p: p: Quaest: 109: A: 10 C: and contrà Gent: Lib. 3 he proves this Assertion from P: 6. 1 Pet: 5: 10. Psal: 16.