The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

That the other term (to wit) Perseverance may be more briefly explicated,¹ I shall take the shortest path. For Perseverance in general, he came near the nature of it, who said it was in ratione bene fundatâ stabilis ac perpetua permansio. The words and terms, whereby it is expressed in Scripture, will afterwards fall in to be considered. The Holy Ghost restrains not himself to any one expression, in spiritual things of so great importance, but using that variety which may be suited to the instruction, supportment and consolation of Believers, ²this grace (as is that of Faith it self in an eminent manner) is by him variously expressed,³ To walk in the name of the Lord: for ever, to walk with Christ as we have received, to be confirmed or strengthened in the faith as we have been taught, ⁴to keep the ways of Gods commandments to the end, to run steadfastly the race set before us, to rule with God, to be faithful with the Saints, to be faithful to the death, to be sound and steadfast in the precepts of God, to abide or continue firm with Christ, in Christ, in the Lord, in the word of Christ, in the doctrine of Christ, in the faith, in the love and favour of God, in what we have learned and received from the beginning,⁵ to endure, to persist in the Truth, to be rooted in Christ, ⁶to retain or keep faith and a good conscience, to hold fast our confidence and faith to the end,⁷ to follow God fully, to keep the word of Christs patience, ⁸to be built upon and in Christ, to keep our selves that the wicked one ⟨p. 15⟩touch us not, not to commit sin, to be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation,