A53688:694
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. Doubtless Gods meaning and intention in his Promises is the Rule of their accomplishment. This sometimes we may not be able to fathom: and thereupon be exposed to Temptations not a few, concerning their fulfilling, so was it with them with whom Paul had to do, in reference to the Promises made to the Seed of Abraham. The Question then is not whither that which is promised in one sense, shall be performed in another: but whither God's Promises have, and shall certainly have, all of them, according to his intendment, any performance at all. And the aim of Mr Goodwin in the Example, that he afterwards produceth, is not to manifest that that which God promiseth, shall certainly be performed only in that sense, wherein he made his Promise• but that they may be performed, or not performed at all. It is not in whose sense they shall have their performance, but whither they shall have any performance, or no. If the thing promised be not accomplished, the Promise is not at all in any sense performed; unless Mr Goodwin will distinguish, and say, there are two ways of any things performance, one whereby it is performed; another, whereby it is not. But he proceeds to manifest this Assertion by an induction of instances.
Ans. 1. Doubtlesse Gods meaning and intention in his Promises is the Rule of their accomplishment. This sometimes we may not be able to fathome: and thereupon be exposed to Temptations not a few, concerning their fulfilling, so was it with them with whom Paul had to do, in reference to the Promises made to the Seed of Abraham. The Question then is not whither that which is promised in one sence, shall be performed in another: but whither God's Promises have, and shall certainely have, all of them, according to his intendment, any performance at all. And the aime of Mr Goodwin in the Example, that he afterwards produceth, is not to manifest that that which God promiseth, shall certainely be performed only in that sence, wherein he made his Promise• but that they may be performed, or not performed at all. It is not in whose sence they shall have their performance, but whither they shall have any performance, or no. If the thing promised be not accomplished, the Promise is not at all in any sence performed; unlesse Mr Goodwin will distinguish, and say, there are two wayes of any things performance, one whereby it is performed; another, whereby it is not. But he proceedes to manifest this Assertion by an indction of instances.