A53688:956
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. More evident in his second Answer, by way of exception, which is made up of these two parts. First a begging of the main, and upon the matter, only thing in question, by supposing that Believers may fall into the most horrible sins, and continue in them to the end: so proving with great Evidence and perspicuity, that Believers may fall away, because they may fall away. And 2. A suggestion of his own Judgement to the contrary: And his supposal, that it is confirmed by some Texts of Scripture, which (God assisting) shall be delivered from this Imputation hereafter: And these two do make up so clear an Answer to the Argument in hand, that a man knows not well what to reply: let us take it for granted, that Believers may fall away, and how shall we prevent Mr Goodwin from proving it? But he adds farther
3. More evident in his second Answer, by way of exception, which is made up of these two parts. First a begging of the maine, and upon the matter, only thing in question, by supposing that Believers may fall into the most horrible sinnes, and continue in them to the end: so proving with greate Evidence and perspicuity, that Believers may fall away, because they may fall away. And 2. A suggestion of his owne Judgement to the contrary: And his supposall, that it is confirmed by some Texts of Scripture, which (God assisting) shall be delivered from this Imputation hereafter: And these two do make up so cleare an Answer to the Argument in hand, that a man knowes not well what to reply: let us take it for granted, that Believers may fall away, and how shall we prevent Mr Goodwin from proving it? But he adds farther
Believers are said to be sealed by the Holy Spirit of God, against, or until, or for ([Greek or Hebrew]) the day of Redemption, because that Holiness, which is wrought in them by the Spirit of God, qualifies them, puts them into a present and actual Capacity of partaking in that Joy and Glory, which the Great day of the full Redemption of the Saints, (that is, of those, who lived, and dyed, and shall be found such) shall bring with it; and it is called the Earnest of their Inheritance.
Believers are said to be sealed by the Holy Spirit of God, against, or untill, or for () the day of Redemption, because that Holinesse, which is wrought in them by the Spirit of God, qualifies them, puts them into a present and actuall Capacity of partaking in that Joy and Glory, which the Great day of the full Redemption of the Saints, (that is, of those, who lived, and dyed, and shall be found such) shall bring with it; and it is called the Earnest of their Inheritance.