A53688:629
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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Ans: 1. Rom: 11. 25, 26, 27. 2. These Temporal Promises were fulfilled unto them, so far as they were made to them, that is, as they were Typical, and what is behind of them, shall be made good in due time. 3. All these Promises are, and were in their chiefest and most eminent concernments (even the spiritual things set forth by allusions to the good land, wherein they lived) completely and absolutely fulfilled to them all, and every one, to whom they were properly and directly made, as the Apostle abundantly proveth Rom: 9.10,11. 4. Whereas there are two special spiritual Promises here expressed, one of Conversion, the other of Perseverance, I desire to know on what condition their accomplishment is suspended? On what condition will God write his Law in their hearts? On condition they hear him, and obey him, suffer his mercies and kindnesses to work kindly on them: that is, on ⟨p. 105⟩condition his Law be in their hearts, he will write it there thanks yet for that: On what condition doth God promise, that they shall abide with him for ever? Why, on condition they depart not from him: very good! To what end doth God promise that, which he will not effect, but only on condition that there is no need for him so to do? But saith he.
Ans: 1. Rom: 11. 25, 26, 27. 2. These Temporall Promises were fulfilled unto them, so farre as they were made to them, that is, as they were Typicall, and what is behind of them, shall be made good in due time. 3. All these Promises are, and were in their chiefest and most eminent concernments (even the spirituall things set forth by allusions to the good land, wherein they lived) compleatly and absolutely fulfilled to them all, and every one, to whom they were properly and directly made, as the Apostle abundantly proveth Rom: 9.10,11. 4. Whereas there are two speciall spirituall Promises here expressed, one of Conversion, the other of Perseverance, I desire to know on what condition their accomplishment is suspended? On what condition will God write his Law in their hearts? On condition they heare him, and obey him, suffer his mercies and kindnesses to work kindly on them: that is, on ⟨p. 105⟩condition his Law be in their hearts, he will write it there thankes yet for that: On what condition doth God promise, that they shall abide with him for ever? Why, on condition they depart not from him: very good! To what end doth God promise that, which he will not effect, but only on condition that there is no need for him so to doe? But saith he.