A53688:416
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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2. Secondly, from his Sovereignty, in making and executing all his Purposes; which will not admit of any such mixture of Consults or Cooperations of others, as should render his thoughts liable to Alteration. Rom. 11. 34, 35, 36. The Lord in his Purposes is considered as the great Former of all things, who having his clay in the hand of his Almighty power, ordains every parcel to what kind of vessel, and to what use he pleaseth; hence the Apostle concludes the consideration of them, and the distinguishing Grace flowing from them, with that admiration, [Greek or Hebrew], Oh the depth! &c.
2. Secondly, from his Soveraignty, in making and executing all his Purposes; which will not admit of any such mixture of Consults or Cooperations of others, as should render his thoughts lyable to Alteration. Rom. 11. 34, 35, 36. The Lord in his Purposes is considered as the great Former of all things, who having his clay in the hand of his Almighty power, ordaines every parcell to what kind of vessell, and to what use he pleaseth; hence the Apostle concludes the consideration of them, and the distinguishing Grace flowing from them, with that admiration, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Oh the depth! &c.
3. Thirdly, from their Eternity, which exempts them from all shadow of change, and lifts them up above all those spheres, that either from within, and their own nature, or from without, by the impression of others, are exposed to turning; that which is Eternal, is also Immutable. Acts 15. 18. 1 Cor. 2. 11.
3. Thirdly, from their Eternity, which exempts them from all shadow of change, and lifts them up above all those sphears, that either from within, and their owne nature, or from without, by the impression of others, are exposed to turning; that which is Eternall, is also Immutable.