A90293:116
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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Secondly, for Gods concurring with inferior causes in all their acts, and working, they affirm it to be onlyp a general influence alike upon all, and every one, which they may use, or not use at their pleasure; and in the use, determine it to this or that effect, be it good or bad, so Corrinus, as it seems best unto them: in a word, to the will of man qit is nothing but what suffers it to play its own part freely according to its inclination, as they jointly speak in their confession: observe also, that they account this influence of his providence, not to be into the agent, the will of man, whereby that should be helped or enabled to do any thing, (no that would seem to grant a self-insufficiency,)r but only into the act it self for its production, as if I should help a man to lift a log, it becomes perhaps unto him so much the lighter, but he is not made one jot the stronger: which takes off the proper work of providence, consisting in an internal assistance.
Secondly, for Gods concurring with inferiour causes in all their acts, and working, they affirme it to be onelyp a generall influence alike upon all, and every one, which they may use, or not use at their pleasure; and in the use, determine it to this or that effect, be it good or bad, so Corrinus, as it seemes best unto them: in a word, to the will of man qit is nothing but what suffers it to play its owne part freely according to its inclination, as they ioyntly speake in their confession: observe also, that they account this influence of his providence, not to be into the agent, the will of man, whereby that should be helped or inabled to doe any thing, (no that would seeme to grant a selfe-insufficiencie,)r but onely into the act it selfe for its production, as if I should helpe a man to lift a logge, it becomes perhaps unto him so much the lighter, but he is not made one jot the stronger: which takes off the proper worke of providence, consisting in an internall assistance.