A53688:59
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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And in this way of delivering the doctrine contended about, it is clearly made out, that the disputes mentioned are as needless, ⟨image 9⟩as groundless, so that we shall not need to take them into the state of the controversy in hand, though I shall have occasion once more to reflect upon them, when I come to the consideration of the doctrine of the School-men, in reference to the opinion proposed to debate. The main of our enquiry, is after the Purpose, Covenant, and promises of God, the undertaking of Christ, the supplies of Grace promised and bestowed in him: on which accounts, we do assert and maintain; That all true Believers who are in being so, interested in all those causes of preservation, shall infallibly be preserved unto the end, in the favour of God, and such a course of Gospel obedience as he will accept in Jesus Christ.
And in this way of delivering the doctrine contended about, it is clearly made out, that the disputes mentioned are as needless, ⟨image 9⟩as groundless, so that we shall not need to take them into the state of the controversy in hand, though I shall have occasion once more to reflect upon them, when I come to the consideration of the doctrine of the School-men, in reference to the opinion proposed to debate. The mayne of our enquiry, is after the Purpose, Covenant, and promises of God, the undertaking of Christ, the supplies of Grace promised and bestowed in him: on which accounts, we doe assert and maintaine; That all true Believers who are in being so, interested in all those causes of preservation, shall infallibly be preserved unto the end, in the favour of God, and such a course of Gospel obedience as he will accept in Jesus Christ.
That, (as was formerly said) which at present I aim at in Reference to this Truth is, to declare it's Rise and Progress, it's course, and opposition, which it hath found in several Ages of the Church, with it's state and condition at this day, in respect of Acceptance with the people of God.