A90293:165
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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These are doctrines that I believe searchers of the Scripture, had scarce ever been acquainted withal, had they not lighted on such Expositors, as teach,o that the only cause why God loveth, (or chooseth) any person, is, because the honesty, faith and piety, wherewith, according to Gods command and his own duty, he is endued, are acceptable to God: which though we grant it true of Gods consequent, or approving love; yet surely there is a divine love, wherewith he looks upon us otherwise, when he gives us unto Christ: else, either our giving unto Christ is not out of love, or, we are pious, just, and faithful, before we come unto him, that is, we have no need of him at all: against either way, though we may blot these testimonies out of our hearts, yet they will stand still recorded in holy Scripture, viz. that God so loved us when we were his enemies, Rom. 5. 8. sinners, vers. 10. of no strength, that he sent his only begotten Son to die, that we should not perish but have life everlasting, Joh. 3. 16. but of this enough.
These are doctrines that I beleeve searchers of the Scripture, had scarse ever been acquainted withall, had they not lighted on such Expositors, as teach,o that the only cause why God loveth, (or chooseth) any person, is, because the honesty, faith and pietie, wherewith, according to Gods command and his own dutie, he is endued, are acceptable to God: which though we grant it true of Gods consequent, or approving love; yet surely there is a divine love, wherewith he looks upon us otherwise, when he gives us unto Christ: else, either our giving unto Christ is not out of love, or, we are pious, just, and faithfull, before we come unto him, that is, we have no need of him at all: against either way, though we may blot these testimonies out of our hearts, yet they will stand still recorded in holy Scripture, viz. that God so loved us when we were his enemies, Rom. 5. 8. sinners, vers. 10. of no strength, that he sent his only begotten Sonne to die, that we should not perish but have life everlasting,