A53688:551
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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What is this, comporting with him in his Act of preserving us? Our comporting with Christ in any thing, is by our Believing in him, and on him: that's our radical Comportment, whence all other closings of Heart in obedience do flow; so then, Christ will preserve us in Believing, provided we continue to Believe. But what need of his help to do so, if antecedently thereunto so we do? Is not this not only [Greek or Hebrew], but also [Greek or Hebrew], not only Unscriptural, but also Unreasonable, yea absurd and Ludicrous: This is the flinty Fountain of all that Abundance of Consolation, which Mr Goodwins doctrine doth afford. Doubtless they must be Wise and Learned men (like himself) who can extract ⟨p. 87⟩any such thing therefrom; Let him go with it to a poor weak tempted fainting Believer, and try what a Comforter he will be thought, a Physician of what value he will be esteemed. Let him tell him, thou art indeed weak in Faith, ready to decay and perish, which thou mayest do, every day, there being neither Purpose nor Promise of God to the contrary; great Oppositions, and great Temptations hast thou to wrestle withal, but yet Christ is loving, tender, faithful, and in case thou continuest Believing, he will take care thou shalt believe: That Christ will increase thy Faith, and keep it alive by continual influences, as from a Head into its Members, preserving thee not only against outward Enemies, but the treacheries and deceits, and unbelief of thine own heart, of any such thing I can give thee no account. Such Consolation a poor man may have at home at any time.
What is this, comporting with him in his Act of preserving us? Our comporting with Christ in any thing, is by our Believing in him, and on him: that's our radicall Comportment, whence all other closings of Heart in obedience doe flow; so then, Christ will preserve us in Believing, provided we continue to Believe. But what need of his help to doe so, if antecedently thereunto so we doe? Is not this not only 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, but also 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, not only Unscripturall, but also Unreasonable, yea absurd and Ludicrous: This is the flinty Fountain of all that Abundance of Consolation, which Mr Goodwins doctrine doth afford. Doubtlesse they must be Wise and Learned men (like himselfe) who can extract ⟨p. 87⟩