A90293:115
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, for his conservation or sustaining of all things, they affirmo it to be very likely, that this is nothing but a negative act of his will, whereby he willeth or determineth, not to destroy the things by him created: and when we produce places of Scripture which affirm that it is an act of his power, they say, they are foolishly cited. So that truly let the Scripture say what it will, (in their conceit) God doth no more sustain and uphold all his creatures, then I do a house, when I do not set it on fire, or a worm, when I do not tread upon it.
First, for his conservation or sustaining of all things, they affirmeo it to be very likely, that this is nothing but a negative act of his will, wherby he willeth or determineth, not to destroy the things by him created: and when we produce places of Scripture which affirme that it is an act of his power, they say, they are foolishly cited. So that truely let the Scripture say what it will, (in their conceit) God doth no more sustaine and uphold all his creatures, then I doe a house, when I doe not set it on fire, or a worme, when I doe not tread upon it.
- oAn conservatio ista sit vis sive actus potentiae an actus merus voluntatis negativus, quo vult res creatas non destruere aut annihilare, —posterius non sine magna very specie affirmatur: lucus ad Heb. 1. 3. inepte adducitur. Rem. apol. cap. 6. sect. 1. fol 68. a.An conservatio ista sit vis sive actus potentiae an actus merus voluntatis negativus, quo vult res creatas non destruere aut annihilare, —posterius non sine magna veri specie affirmatur: lucus ad Heb. 1. 3. inepte adducitur. Rem. apol. cap. 6. sect. 1. fol 68. a.