A90293:107
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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First, his sustentation or upholding of all things, is his powerful continuing of their being, natural strength and faculties bestowed on them at their creation; In him we live, and move, and have our being: Acts 17. So that he doth neither work all himself in them, without any cooperation of theirs, which would not only turn all things into stocks, yea and take from stocks, their own proper nature, but also is contrary to that general blessing he spread over the face of the whole world, in the beginning, increase, 1and multiply: Gen. 1. 22. nor yet, leave them to a self subsistence, he in the mean time only not destroying them, which would make him an idle spectator of most things in the world, not to work hitherto as our Saviour speaks: and grant to divers things here below, an absolute being, not derivative from him; the first whereof is blasphemous, the latter impossible.
First, his sustentation or upholding of all things, is his powerfull continuing of their being, naturall strength and faculties bestowed on them at their creation; In him we live, and move, and have our being: Acts 17. So that he doth neither worke all himselfe in them, without any cooperation of theirs, which would not only turn all things into stocks, yea and take from stocks, their own proper nature, but also is contrary to that generall blessing he spread over the face of the whole world, in the beginning, increase, 1and multiply: Gen. 1. 22. nor yet, leave them to a selfe subsistance, he in the meane time only not destroying them, which would make him an idle spectator of most things in the world, not to worke hitherto as our Saviour speaks: and grant to divers things here below, an absolute being, not derivative from him; the first whereof is blasphemous, the latter impossible.
- 1Rem. apol. cap. 6.