A53688:234
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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It was in my Thoughts in the last place to have added the concurrent witness of all the reformed Churches, which that of the most eminent Divines, which have written in the defence of their Concessions: but this Trouble, upon second considerations, I shall spare the Reader & my self: for, as many other reasons lye against the Prosecuting of this Design, so especially the uselessness of spending-Time, and pains, for the demonstration of a thing of so evident a truth, prevails with me to desist; Notwithstanding the Endeavours of Mr. Goodwin to wrest the words of some of the most ancient Writers, who laboured in the first Reformation of the Churches; I presume no unprejudiced Person in the least measure acquainted with the system of that Doctrine, which with so much pains, diligence, piety, and Learning, they promoted in the world, with the clearness of their Judgments, in going forth to the utmost compass of their Principles which they received, and their constancy to themselves, in asserting of the Truths they embraced, owned by their Friends and Adversaries, until such time as Mr. Goodwin discovered their self Contradictions, will scarce be moved once to question their Judgments by the Excerpta of Mr. Goodwin Cap: 15: of his Treatise: so that of this discourse this is the Issue.
It was in my Thoughts in the last place to have added the concurrent witness of all the reformed Churches, which that of the most eminent Divines, which have written in the defence of their Concessions: but this Trouble, upon second considerations, I shall spare the Reader & my selfe: for, as many other reasons lye against the Prosecuting of this Designe, so especially the uselesness of spending-Time, and paines, for the demonstration of a thing of so evident a truth, prevailes with me to desist; Notwithstanding the Indeavours of Mr. Goodwin to wrest the words of some of the most antient Writers, who laboured in the first Reformation of the Churches; I presume no unprejudiced Person in the least measure acquainted with the systeme of that Doctrine, which with so much paines, diligence, piety, and Learning, they promoted in the world, with the clearness of their Judgments, in going forth to the utmost compass of their Principles which they received, and their constancy to themselves, in asserting of the Truthes they embraced, owned by their Friends and Adversaries, until such time as Mr. Goodwin discovered their selfe Contradictions, will scarce be moved once to question their Judgments by the Excerpta of Mr. Goodwin Cap: 15: of his Treatise: so that of this discourse this is the Issue.