A53688:452
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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Yet,1 least any should have too high thoughts of this Grace of Vocation, he tells them by the way, that it doth not necessarily suppose a saving Answer given to it by the called no whit more then the Calling mentioned Mat. 20. 21. Mat. 22. 14.
Yet,1 least any should have too high thoughts of this Grace of Vocation, he tels them by the way, that it doth not necessarily suppose a saving Answer given to it by the called no whit more then the Calling mentioned Mat. 20. 21. Mat. 22. 14.
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1. (First) by Mr Goodwin's Confession here is as yet no great Advance made toward the proof of the Assertion laid down in the Entrance, and for the Confirmation whereof this Series, and Concatenation of Divine Graces is insisted on. Though men Love God, are Predestinated, and accepted, yet when it comes to Calling, they may stop there and perish everlastingly: for many are called, but few are chosen; They are indeed be-laid by a Calling, but they may miss the place of its Residence, or refuse to accept of its entertainment, and pass on to ruin. But
1. (First) by Mr Goodwin's Confession here is as yet no great Advance made toward the proofe of the Assertion layd downe in the Entrance, and for the Confirmation whereof this Series, and Concatenation of Divine Graces is insisted on. Though men Love God, are Predestinated, and accepted, yet when it comes to Calling, they may stop there and perish everlastingly: for many are called, but few are chosen; They are indeed be-layd by a Calling, but they may misse the place of its Residence, or refuse to accept of its entertainment, and passe on to ruine. But