A53688:325
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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3. Thirdly, that upon such deliberations men are put into a capacity and liberty, or are enabled to work themselves to what strength or degree of desire and inclination towards that Good considered, they please, and according as the good is, that men apprehend, (as abiding with God is the greatest Good) such will be the strength and the vigour and power of their inclinations thereto.1 That they have a Law in their members, rebelling against the Law of their minds, & leading them captive under the Law of sin, needs not to be taken notice of.2 This sufficiency it seems is of themselves: He was a weak unskilful man, who supposed that of our selves we could not think a good thought, seeing we are such perfect Lords and Masters of all good thoughts and actings whatever.
3. Thirdly, that upon such deliberations men are put into a capacity and liberty, or are inabled to worke themselves to what strength or degree of desire and inclination towards that Good considered, they please, and according as the good is, that men apprehend, (as abiding with God is the greatest Good) such will be the strengh and the vigour and power of their inclinations thereto.1 That they have a Law in their members, rebelling against the Law of their minds, & leading them captive under the Law of sinne, needs not to be taken notice of.2 This sufficiency it seemes is of themselves: He was a weake unskilfull man, who supposed that of our selves we could not think a good thought, seeing we are such perfect Lords and Masters of all good thoughts and actings whatever.
- 1Rom. 7. •8, 9, 10, 11, &c.
- 22 Cor. 3. 5.