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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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First, in innumerable places it is punctual, that his providence doth not only bear rule in the counsels of men, and their most secret resolutions, whence the Prophet inferreth that he knoweth that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man that walketh to direct his ways: Jerem. 10. 23. And Solomon, that a mans heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps, Prov. 16. 9. David also having laid this ground, That the Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, but his own counsel abideth for ever, and the thoughts of his heart to all generations: Psam. 33. 10, 11. proceedeth accordingly in his own distress to pray, that the Lord would infatuate, and makeu foolish the counsel of Ahithophel, 2 Sam. 15. 33. which also the Lord did, by working ⟨p. 35⟩in the heart of Absalom, to hearken to the cross counsel of Hushai.
First, in innumerable places it is punctuall, that his providence doth not onely beare rule in the counsels of men, and their most secret resolutions, whence the Prophet inferreth that he knoweth that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man that walketh to direct his wayes: Ierem. 10. 23. And Solomon, that a mans heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps, Prov. 16. 9. David also having laid this ground, That the Lord bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, but his owne counsell abideth for ever, and the thoughts of his heart to all generations: Psam. 33. 10, 11. proceedeth accordingly in his owne distresse to pray, that the Lord would infatuate, and makeu foolish the counsell of Achitophel,