A90293:102
Theomachia autexousiastikē
Theomachia autexousiastikē: or, A display of Arminianism. Being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol free-will, with the new goddess contingency, advancing themselves, into the throne of the God of heaven to the prejudice of his grace, providence, and supreme dominion over the children of men. Wherein the main errors of the Arminians are laid open, by which they are fallen off from the received doctrine of all the reformed churches, with their opposition in divers particulars to the doctrine established in the Church of England. Discovered out of their own writings and confessions, and confuted by the Word of God. / By John Owen, Master of Arts of Queens College in Oxon.Theomachia autexousiastikē: or, A display of Arminianisme. Being a discovery of the old Pelagian idol free-will, with the new goddesse contingency, advancing themselves, into the throne of the God of heaven to the prejudice of his grace, providence, and supreme dominion over the children of men. Wherein the maine errors of the Arminians are laid open, by which they are fallen off from the received doctrine of all the reformed churches, with their opposition in divers particulars to the doctrine established in the Church of England. Discovered out of their owne writings and confessions, and confuted by the Word of God. / By Iohn Owen, Master of Arts of Queens Colledge in Oxon.
London: printed by I.L. for Phil. Stephens, 1643
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The word of God doth not less fully relate it, then his works do declare it, Psal. 19. My Father worketh hitherto saith our Saviour, Joh. 5. 17. but did not God end his work on the seventh day, and did he not then rest from all his works? Gen. 2. 2. True; from his work of creation by his omnipotence: but his work ⟨p. 24⟩[…] ⟨p. 25⟩[…] ⟨p. 26⟩of gubernation by his providence; as yet knows no end: yea, and divers particular things he doth, besides the ordinary course, only to make known that he thus worketh, Joh. 9. 3. as he hath framed all things by his wisdom, so he continueth them, by his providence in excellent order; as is at large declared in that golden Psal. 104. and this is not bounded to any particular places, or things, but his eyes are in every place beholding the evil, and the good, Prov. 15. 3. so that none can hide himself, in secret places, that he shall not see him: Jerem. 23. 24. Acts 17. 24. Job 5. 10, 11. Exod. 4. 11. and all this he saith, that men may know from the rising of the Sun, and from the West, that there is none besides him, he is the Lord, and there is none else, he formeth the light, and createth darkness, he maketh peace, and createth evil, he doth all these things,