A53688:996
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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For the first, I shall not positively determine, what it is, nor wherein it doth consist. This is clear that by nature we are dead in trespasses and sins. That in our Quickening, we have a new Spiritual life communicated to us, and that from Christ, in whom it is treasured up for that purpose. But what this Life is it doth not fully appear, whilst we are here below. All actual Graces confessedly flow from it, and are distinct from it, as the Operations of it. I say, in this sense they flow from it confessedly, as suitable actings are from habits: though to the actual exercise of any Grace within, new help and assistance is necessary, in that continual dependence are we upon the fountain. Whether it consists in that, which is called habitual Grace, or the gracious suitableness and disposition of the soul unto Spiritual Operations, may be doubted. The Apostle tells us, Christ is our Life. Gol. 3 4. When Christ, who is our Life, shall appear. and Col. 2. 22. Christ Liveth in me; Christ liveth in Believers by his Spirit, as hath been declared; Christ dwelleth in you, and his Spirit dwelleth in you, are expressions of the same import and signification. But
For the first, I shall not positively determine, what it is, nor wherein it doth consist. This is cleare that by nature we are dead in trespasses and sinnes. That in our Quickning, we have a new Spirituall life communicated to us, and that from Christ, in whom it is treasured up for that purpose. But what this Life is it doth not fully appeare, whilst we are here below. All actuall Graces confessedly flow from it, and are distinct from it, as the Operations of it. I say, in this sence they flow from it confessedly, as suitable actings are from habits: though to the actuall exercise of any Grace within, new helpe and assistance is necessary, in that continuall dependance are we upon the fountaine. Whether it consists in that, which is called habituall Grace, or the gracious suitablenesse and disposition of the soule unto Spirituall Operations, may be doubted. The Apostle tells us, Christ is our Life. Gol. 3 4. When Christ, who is our Life, shall appeare. and Col. 2. 22. Christ Liveth in me; Christ liveth in Believers by his Spirit, as hath been declared; Christ dwelleth in you, and his Spirit dwelleth in you, are expressions of the same import and signification. But