A53688:839
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. But what Tittle is there (I pray you) in the whole Context to intimate any such thing? What insinuation of any such Condition? They hear my voice, and they follow me, (that is) they believe in me, and bring forth the fruits of their Believing in suitable obedience, as these words of hearing and following do imply. (Saith our Saviour,) these shall not perish; the Power of my Father shall preserve them; (that is) saith our Author, in case they persevere to the end, then God will preserve them: clearly our Saviour undertaketh, that Believers shall not perish, and that his Power and his Fathers are engaged for that end, which is all we assert, or have need to do.
Ans. But what Tittle is there (I pray you) in the whole Context to intimate any such thing? What insinuation of any such Condition? They heare my voice, and they follow me, (that is) they believe in me, and bring forth the fruits of their Believing in suitable obedience, as these words of hearing and following do imply. (Saith our Saviour,) these shall not perish; the Power of my Father shall preserve them; (that is) saith our Author, in case they persevere to the end, then God will preserve them: clearely our Saviour undertaketh, that Believers shall not perish, and that his Power and his Fathers are engaged for that end, which is all we assert, or have need to do.
2. That this Promise of safety, made to his Sheep by Christ, doth not relate to their state or condition in this present world, but that of the world to come. My Sheep hear my voice and follow me, in which words of hearing and following him, he intimateth or includeth their Perseverance, as appeareth by the words immediately following. And I give them Eternal Life.
2. That this Promise of safety, made to his Sheepe by Christ, doth not relate to their state or condition in this present world, but that of the world to come. My Sheepe heare my voice and follow me, in which words of hearing and following him, he intimateth or includeth their Perseverance, as appeareth by the words immediately following. And I give them Eternall Life.