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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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yea he calls the locusts his terrible Army, and shall not God know and take care of the number of his soldiers, the ordering of his dreadful Host.
yea he cals the locusts his terrible Army, and shall not God know and take care of the number of his souldiers, the ordering of his dreadfull Hoast.
That God by his providence governeth and disposeth of all things by him created, is sufficiently proved; the manner how he worketh all in all, how he ordereth the works of his own hands, in what this governing and disposing of his creatures doth chiefly consist, comes now to be considered. And here four things are principally to be observed: First, the sustaining, preserving and upholding of all things by his power. For he upholdeth all things by the word of his power: Heb. 1. 3. Secondly, his working together with all things, by an influence of causality, into the agents themselves, for he also hath wrought all our works in us: Isaiah 26. 12. Thirdly, his powerful over-ruling of all events, both necessary, free, and contingent, and disposing of them to certain ends for the manifestation of his glory: So Joseph tells his brethren, as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is at this day, to save much people alive, Gen. 50. 20. Fourthly, his determining and restraining second causes to such and such effects: even the Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water, he turneth it whither soever he will, Prov. 21. 1.
That God by his providence governeth and disposeth of all things by him created, is sufficiently proved; the manner how he worketh all in all, how he ordereth the works of his owne hands, in what this governing and disposing of his creatures doth chiefly consist, comes now to be considered. And here foure things are principally to be observed: First, the sustaining, preserving and upholding of all things by his power. For he upholdeth all things by the word of his power: