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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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Divinum velle est eius esse, 1say the Schoolmen, The will of God is nothing but God willing, not differing from his essence, secundum rem, in the thing it self, but only secundum rationem, in that it importeth a relation to the thing willed: the essence of God then, being a most absolute pure simple act or substance: his will consequently can be but simply one, whereof we ought to make neither division, nor distinction: if that whereby it is signified, ⟨p. 40⟩were taken always properly and strictly for the eternal will of God: the differences hereof, that are usually given, are rather distinctions of the signification of the word, then of the thing.
Divinum velle est eius esse, 1say the Schoolemen, The will of God is nothing but God willing, not differing from his essence, secundum rem, in the thing it selfe, but only secundum rationem, in that it importeth a relation to the thing willed: the essence of God then, being a most absolute pure simple act or substance: his will consequently can be but simply one, whereof we ought to make neither division, nor distinction: if that whereby it is signified, ⟨p. 40⟩were taken alwayes properly and strictly for the eternall will of God: the differences hereof, that are usually given, are rather distinctions of the signification of the word, then of the thing.
- 1Aquin. p. q. 19. ar. ad •um.
In which regard, they are not only tolerably, but simply necessary; because without him, it is utterly impossible to reconcile some places of Scripture, seemingly repugnant: in the 22. Chapter of