A53688:751
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. As it is a motive unto it. The Continuance of the Goodness, and Kindness of God unto a Soul is a constraining motive unto that Soul to continue with him in Love, Service and Obedience: It works powerfully ⟨p. 138⟩upon a heart any way ennobled with the ingenuity of Grace, to make a suitable return, as far as possible it can, to such eminent Mercy and Goodness. I profess, I know not what those men think the Saints of God to be, who suppose them apt to make conclusions of wantonness and rebellion, upon the account of the Steadfastness of the Love and Kindness of God to them. I shall not judge any, as to their state and Condition: yet I cannot but think, that such mens prejudices, and fullness of their own persuasions do exceedingly interpose in their Spirits, from receiving that impression of this Grace of God, which in its own nature it is apt to give; or it would be impossible they should once imagine, that of it self it is apt to draw the Spirits of men into a neglect and contempt of God.
1. As it is a motive unto it. The Continuance of the Goodnesse, and Kindnesse of God unto a Soule is a constreining motive unto that Soule to continue with him in Love, Service and Obedience: It workes powerfully ⟨p. 138⟩upon a heart any way enobled with the ingenuity of Grace, to make a suitable returne, as farre as possible it can, to such eminent Mercy and Goodnesse. I professe, I know not what those men thinke the Saints of God to be, who suppose them apt to make conclusions of wantonnesse and rebellion, upon the account of the Stedfastnesse of the Love and Kindnesse of God to them. I shall not judge any, as to their state and Condition: yet I cannot but thinke, that such mens prejudices, and fulnesse of their own perswasions doe exceedingly interpose in their Spirits, from receiving that impression of this Grace of God, which in its owne nature it is apt to give; or it would be impossible they should once imagine, that of it selfe it is apt to draw the Spirits of men into a neglect and contempt of God.