A53688:486
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Let us now see the parallel between the two places insisted on, for the Explanation of the former of them, which as it will appear by the sequel, is the only Buckler, wherewith Mr Goodwin defends his Hypothesis, from the irresistible force of the Argument, wherewith he hath to do. First, the one speaks of things Spiritual, the other of Temporal. Secondly, The one of what what God will do, and the other of what he approves to be done, being done. Thirdly, The one holds out Gods Decree and Purpose concerning Events, the other his Law and Statute concerning duties. Fourthly, The one not capable of interposing Conditionals, without perverting the whole design of God revealed in that place; the other directly including conditions. Fifthly, The one speaking of things themselves; the other only of the manner of a thing. Sixthly, In the one, God holds out what he will do for the Good of his, upon the account of the Efficacy of his Grace; In the other, what men are to do, if they will be approved of him. And how one of these places can be imagined to be suited for the illustration and interpretation of the other, which agree neither in name, nor thing, word, nor deed, purpose, nor design, must be left to the judgements of those, who desire to ponder these things, and to weigh them in the balance of the Sanctuary.
Let us now see the parallell between the two places insisted on, for the Explanation of the former of them, which as it will appeare by the sequell, is the only Buckler, wherewith Mr Goodwin defends his Hypothesis, from the irresistible force of the Argument, wherewith he hath to doe. First, the one speakes of things Spirituall, the other of Temporall. Secondly, The one of what what God will doe, and the other of what he approves to be done, being done. Thirdly, The one holds out Gods Decree and Purpose concerning Events, the other his Law and Statute concerning duties. Fourthly, The one not capable of interposing Conditionalls, without perverting the whole designe of God revealed in that place; the other directly including conditions. Fifthly, The one speaking of things themselves; the other only of the manner of a thing. Sixtly, In the one, God holds out what he will doe for the Good of his, upon the account of the Efficacy of his Grace; In the other, what men are to doe, if they will be approved of him. And how one of these places can be imagined to be suited for the illustration and interpretation of the other, which agree neither in name, nor thing, word, nor deed, purpose, nor designe, must be left to the judgements of those, who desire to ponder these things, and to weigh them in the ballance of the Sanctuary.