A53688:419
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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5. Fifthly,1 from the Engagement of his Omnipotency, for the accomplishment of all his Purposes and Designs, as is emphatically expressed, Isa: 14. ⟨p. 53⟩24, 25, 26, 27. Surely the Lord of Hosts hath Sworn, saying, surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass, and as I have purposed, it shall stand, that I will break the Assyrian in my land: This is the purpose of God, that is purposed upon the whole Earth, and this is the hand, that is stretched out upon all the Nations; for the Lord of Hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? The Lord doth not only Assert the certain Accomplishment of all his Purposes, but also to prevent, and obviate the Unbelief of them, who were concerned in their fulfilling, he manifests upon what account it is, that they shall certainly be brought to pass; and that is by the stretching out of his hand, or exalting of his mighty Power, for the doing of it: so that if there be a failing therein, it must be through the shortness of that Hand of his so stretched out, in that it could not reach the end aimed at. A Worm will put forth its Strength for the fulfilling of that, whereunto is is inclined: and the Sons of men will draw out all their Power for the compassing of their designs: if there be Wisdom in the laying of them, and foresight of Emergencies, they alter not, nor turn aside to the right hand, or to the left, in the pursuit of them: And shall the Infinitely Wise, Holy, and Righteous thoughts, and Designs of God, not have his Power engaged for their accomplishment? His Infinite Wisdom, and Understanding are at the foundation of them: they are the Counsels of his Will. Ephes. 7. 11. who hath known his mind (in them?) saith the Apostle, and who hath been his Counsellor? though no creature can see the paths, wherein he walks, nor apprehend the reason of the ways, he is delighted in; yet this he lets us know for the satisfying of our hearts, and teaching of our inquiries, that his own Infinite Wisdom is in them all: I cannot but fear sometimes, that men have darkened counsel without knowledge in curious contests about the Decrees, & Purposes of God, as though they were to be measured by our rule & line, and as though by searching we could find out the Almighty to Perfection. But he is Wise in heart;
5. Fiftly,1