A53688:819
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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3. To the Songs, and Rejoicings, which the Church had, when they sung one to another, upon the destruction of the Egyptians, at their delivery out of the bondage of Egypt. As then they sung for joy, Exod. 15, upon the sense of that great and wonderful deliverance, which God had wrought for them, so shall their hearts be affected with Gospel Mercies, pardoning, healing, purging, and comforting Grace, which in Jesus Christ he will give in unto them. These then are the three things, which are promised to them that come out of the Wilderness. 1. Gospel refreshment, in pouring out of the Spirit upon them. 2. The first fruits of Heaven, a door of Hope. 3. Spiritual joy, in the destruction and conquest of sin.
3. To the Songs, and Rejoycings, which the Church had, when they sung one to another, upon the destruction of the Aegyptians, at their delivery out of the bondage of Aegypt. As then they sung for joy, Exod. 15, upon the sence of that great and wonderfull deliverance, which God had wrought for them, so shall their hearts be affected with Gospell Mercies, pardoning, healing, purging, and comforting Grace, which in Jesus Christ he will give in unto them. These then are the three things, which are promised to them that come out of the Wildernesse. 1. Gospell refreshment, in powring out of the Spirit upon them. 2. The first fruits of Heaven, a doore of Hope. 3. Spirituall joy, in the destruction and conquest of sinne.
This then is the sum,1 of this second part of that description, which we have of those persons, to whom the Promise under consideration is given; They are such as being Called, and Pardoned, are admitted to that portion in the wonderful marvellous provision of Gospel Mercies, and Grace, which in Jesus Christ he hath provided for them, with that joy and Consolation which thereon doth ensue. In the following verses you have a fuller description of these Persons, upon a twofold account.