A53688:491
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. That the Eternal Purposes of God concerning the works of his Grace, are to be measured by rule and Analogy of his Temporal Threatenings, is an Assertion striking at the very Root of the Covenant of Grace, and efficacy of the Mediation of the Lord Jesus, yea at the very being of Divine Perfections of the nature of God himself. This there is indeed in all Threatenings declared of the absolute Purpose, and Unchangeable Decree of God, that all impenitent sinners shall be punished, according to what in his Wisdom, and Righteousness he hath apportioned out unto such deservings, and threateneth accordingly. In this regard there is no Condition, that doth, or can (in the least) import a non-execution of the Punishment Decreed; Neither do any of the Texts cited in the Margin of our Author, prove any such thing. They all indeed positively affirm, Faithless, Impenitent Unbelievers shall be Destroyed, which no supposal whatsoever, that takes not away the Subject of the Question, (and so alters the whole thing in Debate) can in the least infringe. Such assertions (I say) are parts of the Law of God revealing his will in General, to Punish impenitent Unbelievers, concerning which his Purpose is absolute, Unalterable, and Steadfast.
2. That the Eternall Purposes of God concerning the workes of his Grace, are to be measured by rule and Analogy of his Temporall Threatnings, is an Assertion striking at the very Root of the Covenant of Grace, and efficacy of the Mediation of the Lord Jesus, yea at the very being of Divine Perfections of the nature of God himselfe. This there is indeed in all Threatnings declared of the absolute Purpose, and Unchangeable Decree of God, that all impenitent sinners shall be punished, according to what in his Wisdome, and Righteousnesse he hath apportioned out unto such deservings, and threatneth accordingly. In this regard there is no Condition, that doth, or can (in the least) import a non-execution of the Punishment Decreed; Neither do any of the Texts cited in the Margent of our Author, proove any such thing. They all indeed positively affirme, Faithlesse, Impenitent Vnbelievers shall be Destroyed, which no supposall whatsoever, that takes not away the Subject of the Question, (and so alters the whole thing in Debate) can in the least infringe. Such assertions (I say) are parts of the Law of God revealing his will in Generall, to Punish impenitent Unbelievers, concerning which his Purpose is absolute, Unalterable, and Stedfast.