A53688:343
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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As there was before shown,1 there are two parts of our Spiritual Glory: the one purely Extrinsical, to wit, the Love and Favour of God unto us, his free and Gracious Acceptation of us in Christ; on this part of our Glory, there is this defence Created, it shall abide for ever it shall never be removed. His own Glory and Excellencies are engaged for the preservation of this excellency and glory of his People. This Sun, though it may be for a while eclipsed, yet shall never set, nor give place to an evening, that shall make long the shade thereof: whom God once freely accepts in Christ, he will never turn away his Love from them, nor cast them Utterly out of his Favour. The other is within us, and that is our Sanctification: our Portion from God by the Spirit of Holiness, and the fruits thereof, in our Faith, Love, and Obedience unto him; And on this part of our Glory, there is this Defence, that this Spirit shall never Utterly be dislodged from that Soul, wherein he makes his residence, nor resign his habitation to the Spirit of the World, that his fruit shall never so decay, as that the Fruits of Sodom, and the Grapes of Gomorra should grow in their room, nor they, wherein they are Everlastingly, Utterly and wickedly grow barren, in departing from the Living God; these two make up that Perseverance, whereof we speak: Whom God accepts in Christ, he will continue to do so for ever: whom he quickens to walk with him, they shall do it to the end. And these three things, Acceptance with God, Holiness from God, and a Defence upon them both, unto the end; all Free▪ and in Christ, are that threefold cord of the Covenant of Grace, which cannot be broken.
As there was before shewn,1 there are two parts of our Spirituall Glory: the one purely Extrinsecall, to wit, the Love and Favour of God unto us, his free and Gracious Acceptation of us in Christ; on this part of our Glory, there is this defence Created, it shall abide for ever it shall never be removed. His owne Glory and Excellencies are ingaged for the preservation of this excellency and glory of his People. This Sunne, though it may be for a while eclipsed, yet shall never set, nor give place to an evening, that shall make long the shade thereof: whom God once freely accepts in Christ, he will never turne away his Love from them, nor cast them Vtterly out of his Favour. The other is within us, and that is our Sanctification: our Portion from God by the Spirit of Holinesse, and the fruits thereof, in our Faith, Love, and Obedience unto him; And on this part of our Glory, there is this Defence, that this Spirit shall never Vtterly be dislodged from that Soule, wherein he makes his residence, nor resigne his habitation to the Spirit of the World, that his fruit shall never so decay, as that the Fruits of Sodome, and the Grapes of Gomorra should grow in their roome, nor they, wherein they are Everlastingly, Utterly and wickedly grow barren, in departing from the Living God; these two make up that Perseverance, whereof we speake: Whom God accepts in Christ, he will continue to doe so for ever: whom he quickens to walke with him, they shall doe it to the end. And these three things, Acceptance with God, Holinesse from God, and a Defence upon them both, unto the end; all Free and in Christ, are that threefold cord of the Covenant of Grace, which cannot be broken.