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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, Secondly, sometimes the Saints of God, as I touched before, do pray that God would be pleased thus to determine their hearts, and bend their wills, and wholly incline them to some ⟨p. 36⟩one certain thing, and that without any prejudice to their true and proper liberty: So David, Psal. 119. 36. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto covetousness. This prayer being his, may also be ours, and we may ask it in faith, relying on the power, and promise of God in Christ, that he will perform our petitions, John 14. 14. Now I desire any Christian to resolve, whether by these and the like requests, he intendeth to desire at the hand of God, nothing but such an indifferent motion to any good, as may leave him to his own choice whether he will do it or no; which is all the Arminians will grant him: or rather that he would powerfully bind his heart and soul unto his Testimonies, and work in him an actual embracing of all the ways of God, not desiring more liberty, but only enough to do it willingly: Nay surely the prayers of Gods servants requesting with Solomon, that the Lord would be with them, and incline their heart unto him to keep his statutes, and walk in his▪ Commandments, 1 Kings 8. 5. 7. And with David, to create in them a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within them: Psal. 51. when according to Gods promises, they entreat him to put his fear into their hearts: Jerem. 31. 32. To unite their hearts to fear his Name, Psal. 86. 11. to work in them, both the will and the deed, an actual obedience unto his law cannot possibly aim at any thing but a general influence, enabling them alike, either to do, or not to do, what they so earnestly long after.
Yea, Secondly, sometimes the Saints of God, as I touched before, doe pray that God would be pleased thus to determine their hearts, and bend their wils, and wholly incline them to some