A53688:998
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. The Spirit as indwelling, gives guidance and direction to them, in whom he is, as to the way wherein they ought to walk. Rom: 8, 14. As many as are lead by the Spirit of God: The Spirit leads them in whom it is, and v: 1. They are said to walk after the Spirit: Now there is a twofold Leading, Guidance or direction.
3. The Spirit as indwelling, gives guidance and direction to them, in whom he is, as to the way wherein they ought to walke. Rom: 8, 14. As many as are lead by the Spirit of God: The Spirit leades them in whom it is, and v: 1. They are said to walke after the Spirit: Now there is a twofold Leading, Guidance or direction.
1. Moral and Extrinsical, the leading of a Rule.
1. Morall and Extrinsecall, the leading of a Rule.
2. Internal and Efficient, the leading of a Principle.
2. Internall and Efficient, the leading of a Principle.
Of these, the one lays forth the way, the other directs, and carries along in it. The first is the Word, giving us the Direction of a way, of a Rule; the latter is the Spirit, effectually guiding and leading us in all the paths thereof. Without this, the other direction will be of no saving use. It may be line upon