A90293:172
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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To accumulate testimonies of the Ancient is quite beside my purpose: I will only add the confession ofw Bellarmine, a man otherwise not over-well affected to truth: Predestination saith he, from the fore-sight of works, cannot be maintained, unless we should suppose something in the righteous man, which should make him differ from the wicked that he doth not receive from God: which truly all the Fathers with unanimous consent do reject: but we ⟨p. 61⟩have a more sure testimony to which we will take heed, even the holy Scripture pleading strongly for Gods free and undeserved grace.
To accumulate testimonies of the Ancient is quite beside my purpose: I will onely adde the confession ofw Bellarmine, a man otherwise not over-well affected to truth: Predestination saith he, from the fore-sight of workes, cannot be maintained, unlesse we should suppose something in the righteous man, which should make him differ from the wicked that he doth not receive from God: which truly all the Fathers with unanimous consent doe reiect: but we ⟨p. 61⟩have a more sure testimonie to which we will take heed, even the holy Scripture pleading strongly for Gods free and undeserved grace.
- wNon potest defendi praedestitio ex operibus praevisis nisi aliquid boni ponatur in homine justo, quo discernatur ab impio, quod non sit illi à Deo, quod sane patres omnes summa consensione rejiciunt, Bellar. de grat. & lib. Arbit. cap. 14.
First, our Saviour Christ, Matth. 11. 26. declaring how God revealeth the Gospel unto some, which is hidden from others: a special fruit of election: resteth in his will and good pleasure as the only cause thereof: even so O Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight: so comforting his little flock,