A53688:455
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) doth the calling here mentioned, hold any Analogy with that of the many that are called, but not chosen, pointed at in the second place instanced in; being indeed the Effectual, calling of the few who are chosen. For as our Saviour in those places of Matthew, mentioned two sorts of Persons, some that have a general Call but are not Chosen: and others, that being Chosen, are therefore distinguished from the former, as to their Vocation; so Paul here tells ye, that the Calling he insists on, is the peculiar Call of God according to his Purpose (the same Purpose intimated by our Saviour) which being suited of God to the carrying on and accomplishing of that Purpose of his, must be effectual, unless he through Mutability, and Impotency come short of accomplishing the design of his Will and Wisdom.
3. (Thirdly) doth the calling here mentioned, hold any Analogie with that of the many that are called, but not chosen, pointed at in the second place instanced in; being indeed the Effectuall, calling of the few who are chosen. For as our Saviour in those places of Mathew, mentioned two sorts of Persons, some that have a generall Call but are not Chosen: and others, that being Chosen, are therfore distinguished from the former, as to their Vocation; so Paul here tels yee, that the Calling he insists on, is the peculiar Call of God according to his Purpose (the same Purpose intimated by our Saviour) which being suited of God to the carrying on and accomplishing of that Purpose of his, must be effectuall, unlesse he through Mutability, and Impotency come short of accomplishing the designe of his Will and Wisdome.
Neither is this Salved by what follows that it is the Intention of God, to make this call sufficient for the end purposed: Yea this part of the Wallet is most filled with folly and falsehood. For as general Purposes of giving means for an End, with an intention to bring that end about, that may or may not attain it, are most remote from God, and being supposed, are destructive to all his holy and blessed Attributes, and Perfections, as hath been shown: So the thing it self, of sufficient Grace of Vocation, which is not Effectual, is a gross figment, not whilst this world continues, by M. Goodwin to be made Good: The most of his Arguments being importunate suggestions of his own false Hypotheses and Conceptions. But he goes on,