A53688:738
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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1. A tacit exclusion of any thing in themselves, for which, or upon Consideration whereof God will constantly abide with them. It is not for their sakes, for any thing in them, or what they have done, may, or can do, it is not upon the account of any Condition, or qualification whatever, that may, or may not be found on them, but merely for his name sake; which in the like case he expresseth fully Ezek. 36. 32. Not for your sakes do I this; saith the Lord, be it known unto you, be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, oh House of Israel! The truth is, they may prove such, as on all accounts whatever shall deserve to be rejected, that nothing in appearance, or in their own sense, as well as others, though the root of the matter be in them, may be found upon them, when God takes delight in them. Like those you have described at large. Isai. 43. 22, 23, 24, 25. But thou hast not called upon me Oh Jacob, but thou hast been weary of me Oh Israel, thou hast not brought me the small Cattle of thy burnt offerings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy Sacrifices, I have not caused thee to serve with an Offering, nor wearied thee with Incense, thou hast brought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy Sacrifices, but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities: I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins any more. Weary of God they are, neglecting his worship, making his Patience and Forbearance to serve with their iniquities. It seems to be impossible almost for any Creature to apprehend, that God will not give them up to everlasting confusion. Yea perhaps they may be forward in their follies, and contend with God when he goes to heal them. Isai. 57. 17. For the iniquity of his covetousness, ⟨p. 134⟩was I wroth and smote him, I hid me and was wroth and he went on forwardly in the way of his heart. Iniquity is upon them, a vile iniquity, the iniquity of Covetousness. God is wroth with them, and smites, and hides him, and they go on frowardly: and yet for all this he forsakes not for ever, he abides to be their God, and that because his so doing is not bottomed on any consideration of what they are, have been, or will be, but he doth it for his Names sake, and with regard unto that, which thereupon he will do for them.